The juice still geten squeezed

Agaign the OJ trial is revealing more about the criminal justice system then it has about OJ simpson. The story here is of coarse the trial. Of coarse we should think about if OJ has created an attitude of abuse and negitivity in his personal life. But the story here is also the culture within American police force and goverment that attacks and bites down on whoever fits a specific prejudice. A culture that I would say is so screwed up and prejudice that they cant't even fairly convict OJ Simpson. Now that is a dirty culture.
Abrahim Appel



Defense seizes on secret recording in O.J. Simpson case


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By Harriet Ryan and Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
11:27 AM PDT, September 18, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Shortly after police began investigating armed robbery and kidnapping allegations against O.J. Simpson, a crime scene investigator was caught on tape laughing that Las Vegas police "got" Simpson when authorities in California had failed -- an apparent reference to the former NFL star's acquittal on double-murder charges in 1995, according to testimony today.

Under questioning by a lawyer for Simpson, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Det. Andy Caldwell read part of a transcript of an audiotape in which colleagues discussed the case, unaware that they were being recorded.

"This is great. John said uh, yeah -- he is like California can't get him. ... Now we'll be like ... got him," Caldwell read. The transcript indicated portions of the conversation were inaudible.

A Los Angeles jury acquitted Simpson of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1995. That trial shined a spotlight on the potential bias of investigators, with the defense suggesting officers planted evidence against Simpson.

Caldwell maintained that he did not know what the speaker, who he identified only as "Perkins," meant or who "John" was.


"They are prejudging this about that they want to get Simpson," defense attorney Yale Galanter charged, noting that the transcript indicated the remark was greeted by laughter.

"I cannot testify as to what someone else is thinking," the detective said.

Simpson, 61, is accused of masterminding the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a room at the Palace Hotel & Casino last year. He and a co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, face a dozen charges, including kidnapping, which carries a life sentence.

The conversation in question was recorded on a device owned by Thomas Riccio, a collectibles dealer who set up the meeting between the Simpson and the alleged victims. Riccio later told investigators that he accidentally left the device in the hotel room and running as crime scene analysts collected evidence. Jurors have not heard the resulting 10-hour recording or reviewed a transcript of it.


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