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Originally posted by Shawnna
Who cares? Why would you give more publicity to this? Anyone who has looked into this case realizes he did it - we don't need to pay him $ to hear his "blow by blow" description.
Originally posted by Shawnna
Anyone who has looked into this case realizes he did it
Originally posted by Shawnna
Who cares?
Originally posted by Gemwolf
Let me get this straight... If it was true, and OJ confessed to the murder, is there absolutely no way that he can be stuck in jail? If someone is found innocent they can't be brought to trial, even with new evidence? Somehow I fail to see "fair" and scales of justice in the justice system...?
Edit: And on a side note - the murder is still unsolved? I thought there wasn't something like a "perfect crime"!? Riiight.
[edit on 19-10-2006 by Gemwolf]
Originally posted by Desert Dawg
Originally posted by Gemwolf
If it was true, and OJ confessed to the murder, is there absolutely no way that he can be stuck in jail?
I'm pretty sure there is no statute of limitations on murder.
Originally posted by MCory1
Gemwolf, if my understanding of the law and the constitution is correct (and I'll admit it's unlikely to be), any attempt at trying him in those deaths again would be double jeopardy, regardless of any new evidence. In fact, my understanding is that he could even come out now and say he did kill them, and give a play by play on Oprah, and no one could (legally) touch him for it. New evidence or not, he was acquitted, so he's "safe".
The phrase "double jeopardy" stems from the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: "nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." This clause is intended to limit prosecutorial abuse by the government in repeated prosecution for the same offense, as a means of harassment or oppression. It is also in harmony with the common law concept of res judicata, which prevents courts from relitigating issues and claims that have already been the subject of a final judgment.
Originally posted by Mind_Virus
O.J. Simpson confesses to the bloody slaughter of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman – and reveals he had an accomplice at the scene--in a bombshell new book!
"O.J. Simpson is confessing. Hypothetically, that is. "