Parole hearing for O.J. Simpson's robbery sentence set for July 20

Record ID: 899919

  • Title: Parole hearing for O.J. Simpson's robbery sentence set for July 20
  • Date: 20th June 2017
  • Summary: LONGFORD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MAY 14, 1996) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SIMPSON WALKING THROUGH HEATHROW AIRPORT SIMPSON TALKING TO REPORTER
  • Embargoed: 4th July 2017 21:47
  • Keywords: O.J. Simpson court parole hearing Nevada robbery and kidnapping conviction Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION / LONGFORD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION / LONGFORD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA0066M349JB
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  • Story Text: A parole hearing for O.J. Simpson, serving time in a Nevada prison for a 2008 Las Vegas robbery and kidnapping conviction, has been set for July 20 in Carson City, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners announced on Tuesday (June 20).
    The proceeding will mark the second such hearing held for the former football star since he was sentenced to as much as 33 years for his role in a bungled attempt to recover memorabilia from his storied sports career. If granted parole at next month's hearing, he will not be eligible for release before October 1, state parole officials have said.
    Simpson was acquitted of the June 12, 1994 murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman in the "Trial of the Century" that riveted much of the world, divided Americans sharply along racial lines and ushered in a new age of celebrity journalism.
    A civil court jury later found Simpson liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million in damages to the victims' families.
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