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O.J. Simpson convicted of robbery and kidnapping [1]

['Steve Friess']

Date: 2008-10-04

LAS VEGAS — A jury convicted the former football star O.J. Simpson on Friday of robbery and kidnapping, a verdict that came 13 years to the day after Simpson was acquitted in the highly publicized slayings of his ex-wife and a friend of hers.

This time, Simpson was convicted of all 12 charges he faced stemming from a confrontation in a casino hotel room in September 2007 in which he and five other people departed with hundreds of items of sports memorabilia.

The items were in the possession of two memorabilia dealers, Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley, who were led to believe a prospective buyer was coming to browse the goods. Instead, Simpson and his group burst into the room and, according to several witnesses, at least one gun was brandished.

In the courtroom as the verdict was read, Simpson showed no emotion. He was led away in handcuffs and taken into custody. Simpson, 61, and a co-defendant, Clarence Stewart, 54, are facing a prison sentence of 15 years to life on the kidnapping charge. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 5.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/world/americas/04iht-simpson.1.16687098.html

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