- Title: OJ Simpson parole hearing begins
- Date: 20th July 2017
- Summary: LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (JULY 20, 2017) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) O.J. SIMPSON ENTERING ROOM AND SITTING DOWN FOR PAROLE HEARING CARSON CITY, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (JULY 20, 2017) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) PAROLE BOARD SITTING AT CONFERENCE TABLE FOR HEARING LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (JULY 20, 2017) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) O.J. SIMPSON LISTENING AS PAROLE BOARD TELLS HIM THEY HAVE ON RECORD THAT HE'S 90 YEARS OLD (SOUNDBITE) (English) O.J. SIMPSON, SAYING: "I feel like it though. (LAUGHTER)" SIMPSON LISTENING TO PAROLE BOARD
- Embargoed: 3rd August 2017 18:20
- Keywords: O.J. Simpson parole hearing hearing prison
- Location: CARSON CITY AND LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
- City: CARSON CITY AND LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016QIWS3R
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: FOR FILE VIDEO OF SIMPSON AND THE PRISON WHERE HE IS BEING HELD, PLEASE SEE STORIES 2202 AND 3244
A state parole board in Nevada convened on Thursday (July 20) morning to consider O.J. Simpson's bid for freedom after nine years in prison for a botched armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room.
The 70-year-old former football star, known best as the central figure in the so-called Trial of the Century, appeared before the board by live video feed from Lovelock Correctional Center, about 100 miles (161 km) from the parole board's office in Carson City.
Simpson, 70, whose on-field nickname was "The Juice," should be an ideal candidate for parole, based on his conduct in prison and other typical factors, according to legal experts.
But the four parole board members who will determine his fate may find it hard to avoid memories of the sensational case that captivated the country, when Simpson was charged and acquitted with killing his wife, Nicole, and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994.
The board, which normally takes days to render a decision, has said it will announce its ruling the same day in light of the high-profile nature of Simpson's case. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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