13 years to the day after O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, this Hall of Fame former football superstar was unanimously convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery, and 10 other charges. Sentencing takes place on December 5th. There is a real possibility that O.J. Simpson could spend the rest of his life in prison.

If you are unfamiliar with O.J. Simpson's latest legal issues here is a summary. On September 13th at the Palms hotel in Las Vegas, O.J. Simpson and five other men burst into a hotel room occupied by sports memorabilia dealers Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong. Brandishing guns, O.J. Simpson  and the five others rob the two men of sports memorabilia. When arrested later O.J. Simpson claimed that some, not all, of the sports memorabilia they stole actually belonged to him. Prosecutors said the ownership issues relating to the sports memorabilia were irrelevant to the crime O.J. Simpson and the others had committed; forcibly taking the items is a crime in itself.

O.J. Simpson and one of his codefendents were convicted on all charges. In Nevada, kidnapping is punishable by five years to life in prison. Armed robbery carries a mandatory sentence of at least two years in prison, and could bring as much as 30 years. Two of the other four men, Charles Cashmore and Walter Alexander agreed to plea deals in return for giving evidence against O.J. Simpson and Charles Stewart. Another man, Michael McClinton also agreed to plead guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in exchange for giving evidence against O.J. Simpson and Charles Stewart. Charles Ehrlich also took a plea deal, admitting attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary and agreeing to give evidence against O.J. Simpson and Charles Stewart.

Both O.J. Simpson and Charles Stewart's lawyers plan on filing appeals. Both men were immediately taken into custody. Despite the judge's direct instruction to the jurors to put the 1995 O.J. Simpson case aside, O.J. 's lawyer, Yale Galanter said he believed the jury had an agenda.

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