Murder

Published on: October 3, 2008

OJ Simpson Convicted 13 Years To The Day He Was Aquitted In Los Angeles of Double Murder

Only a few minutes ago OJ Simpson , and his co-defendant were convicted of 12 different felonies. As most people know 13 years ago the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office unsuccessfully tried Simpson on double murder charges. He was acquitted of all charges and was immediately set free. Soon thereafter he moved to Florida.

Simpson was never able to stay out of the news. Repeatedly he was hauled into court to face one charge or another however there was never a conviction. That all changed today. Simpson and his co-defendant, Mr. Stewart, now face a minimal of 15 years to life for the crimes that occurred at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino. Simpson is currently 61 years old. That means that Simpson will be at least 76 years old before he is eligible for parole.

Simpson faced a dozen charges stemming from a conspiracy between Simpson and five associates . They all stormed into the room of a sports memorabilia collectibles dealer. Many of the items that Simpson was convicted of stealing were given by Simpson to the dealer to avoid paying the multi-million dollar civil judgment . That Judgment was owed to the Goldman and Brown families after he was convicted in civil court in the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. All but one of his associates pled prior to trial, many of them ended up testifying against Simpson.

Published on: September 10, 2008

Will OJ Simpson be convicted in Vegas because Jurors think he committed murder in Los Angeles

by Michael Kraut

In 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally murdered in Los Angeles California and OJ Simpson was tried and acquitted of those crimes. Now it is 2008, and OJ Simpson is now on trial in Las Vegas for kidnapping and robbery. The court and the attorney’s are trying to question the prospective jurors to see if they will be able to put their thoughts about OJ Simpson aside to give him a fair trial. Both Kidnapping and Robbery are considered violent crimes, and the penalties are sever. Both are serious felonies.

Published on: September 4, 2008

Teen Charged as an adult with double Murder in Los Angeles

by Michael Kraut

This past week a 15 year old boy in Montebello, CA, a suburb of Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of murder for the shooting death of a man and his 12 year old son at a graduation party. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged the minor as an adult and filed 2 counts of murder with the use of a gun against the teen.

In California, the prosecution may file adult charges on a minor that commits certain violent crimes. One of those crimes of course is murder. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Malice aforethought is defined as an intent to kill. The LADA’s Office also charged this minor with a gang allegation. The gang allegation is charged under Penal Code Section 186.22. This is used to prove intent and motive for the killing. For example, the prosecution wants to prove that the killing was intentional and was planned a head of time. This would make the level of murder 1st degree murder. The punishment for first degree murder is 25 years to life. The fact, as in this case, the defendant is charged with a second murder increases the penalty and punishment even higher. California criminal law allows for a person convicted of multiple murder to be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Because the defendant charged in this crime is a minor, by law, he is not allowed to be given the death penalty and the judge would have to sentence him to life in prison without parole.

Because the defendant is also charged with shooting the two victims, he faces another 25 years to life for the use of the gun in each count. Therefore, the defendant faces a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole plus 50 years to life for the gun allegation.