O.J. witness feud complicates case

Credibility of accusing witnesses is at issue in every criminal prosecution. Therefore, the wayward behavior of Fromong, Beardsley, and Riccio is relevant to charges against Simpson. If key witnesses aren't credible, there's reasonable doubt.

This case was bull from the beginning. There's no way they get a conviction. Nice try though?

Of course there won't be a conviction. This is OJ Simpson. It's been proven he can get away with murder. If he were to beat a golf course Ranger to death with a 5 iron, there would be those who say the system was still trying to persecute him. We all need to accept the fact that we created this monster and leave him alone. He'll just come back every few years and stomp on Tokyo.

Unbelievable, here we have another case where O.J. will walk yet again. Somewhere ,somehow, he will make money from these idiots and the Browns & Goldman's will be left with nothing. When O.J. dies don't be surprised if there is a cover charge at the funeral parlour for viewing to defray expenses.

Over-zealous prosecutors are coming after OJ on this BS charge just to make a name for themselves. They want to be the "prosecutors who put OJ away". They are more interested in publicity than justice.

They will get a conviction regardless, there are so many people who want to get revenge for Nicole's death

what a waste of money? glove dont fit aquit

If you threaten the cat, O.J. must scat.

The FBI knew 2 weeks in advance this was going to happen. Is the FBI involved in setting this up? Sounds like a total setup to me much less buying off the witnesses with no prosecution . If this goes to trial I would suspect OJ's defence will make the prosecution look foolish again.

Well once again OJ will have the opportunity to use the system to his advantage. Strike 2 !

It doesn't matter whether or not OJ was guilty of the original crime (personally, I believe he was guilty) – he was not found criminally guilty after a lengthy trial. Trying to get him through the back door now means that the same could be done for anyone, including the actual innocents. The law has to be consistent. It has to have the same end product for everyone or it means nothing. Indeed, it devalues the findings of the courts for everyone, innocent and guilty alike.

What legal system can afford to deny its own findings? What people can second guess its judiciary?

If the accused was anyone but O. J. Simpson this would never have gone as far as it has and it definately wouldn't be televised. Is everyone out for a pound of Simpson's flesh? He was found not guilty by twelve of his peers many years ago. Let it rest already. We're all guilty of something and we'll all be judged by our Maker, but for now I think we all need to get over the murder trial and quit accusing Simpson of everything. So he wanted his personal belongings back. Nobody got hurt, except maybe their pride. This whole case is simply about getting O. J. convicted of something he can spend time in prison for.

Rogan, very well put. Last time i checked we were a nation of laws. If the court finds someone innocent or guilty, barring any appeals, that is the verdict. Did he do the original crime? maybe. ( regardless of our personal feelings) May i remind all that part of being a patriot is respecting the law of the land. An over zealous attempt to prosecute him now for his previously perceived crime is a an affront to the justice system.Everyone, friend, foe or the nonchalant should not stand for it. Lest we forget, this same judicial system however imperfect, is what seperates us from the many who want to be us.

The possibility of a life sentence for this crime has been mentioned. That does seem a little overboard to me. But, the idea that, if it wasn't OJ, the defendant would walk, is absurd. Does every one really believe that if you or I barged into a hotel room with a group of toughs brandishing weapons and forced someone to relinquish property, that we would not be prosecuted?

Helen I am with you on this one..

I would think that the State of Nevada would spend its money on
more important matters then prosecuting O.J. If I were a citizen of
this great state, I would encourage the state to reach an agreement
without going to trial.

Apparently OJ is as good at rushing through the court system as he was on the field. Zig, then zag...

I bet the IRS is interested in hearing about the autograph signing, etc by orenthal. LOL

I'm curious how people can say that the prosecutors "have it in for" OJ, when he's on tape threatening a man's life and demanding property.

Witnesses or no, the tape doesn't lie.

I'm sure the prosecutors would love to put OJ away. I'm sure they'd love to put any defendant in the dock in jail... that's their job, after all. Plus, remember they finally got Capone on tax evasion even though we all know that was probably the least of his crimes. If a robbery rap is what they can finally pin on OJ, well, I'll take it. I'm happy there's a chance OJ might finally see the inside of a jail cell, regardless the charge.

In reading the comments left by others, I have come to divide them into two groups; those of a vigilante mindset and those who are capable of seeing that their own rights to an impartial trial would be jeapordized if the wishes of the first group were to materialize. "Vengence is Mine, sayeth the Lord, and it is I Who will repay." We, as a society, stand to lose much more than we are to gain by judging Mr. Simpson solely on public opinion expressed through a media given over to sensationalism. As one reader so eloquently stated, "either the verdict of the court system means something, or else it means nothing." If it means nothing, then we have opened a door that will not be so easy to close, the door to anarchy, where respect for law and order will be none existent. It is clear to me that another verdict have come to supercede the verdict rendered by our judicial system. This is a very dangerous precedent that is being fostered, the judging of a citizen not by his peers in a court of law, but by the emotionalism of an enraged mob through the media. Who else is to be judged in this manner? Omly time will tell.

I'M SICK OF O.J. THIS IS JUST WHAT HE WANTS TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT AGAIN...HE'LL SAY OR DO ANYTHING TO BE IN THE NEWS.

ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THE NEW LIVE TRIAL ON THE COMPUTER LIKE BEFORE OR NO? IF NOT, WHY NOT? WHY RUN ARREST AND TRIAL WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING LIVE MORE INTERESTING.

Come on guys maybe he needed his items back to pay his back taxes in the state of California to the tune of $1.5 million.
Forget Nv., thats chump change compaired to what the IRS is going to do to him.... LOL
Just my thoughts....

tom riccio is being truthfull here his book shows he has faced his problems in his past has paid the price and is now having to face his past again and again at least he is admitting where he has gone wrong in some of the decisions he had made in his past
he was trying to help oj get his stuff back and yes he was getting paid for it he is a business man and with his book he has his day to tell his full story especially after everyone calling him a career criminal and making him out to look bad . how many times do people have to pay for mistakes made ? he seems to have brought up two good daughters and seems to be a family guy taking care of there needs
and living life now without making bad decisions in life which got him into trouble in the past lots of people have had problems when they were younger and ended up fine people