O. J. Simpson murder case. People v. O. J Simpson. Court. Los Angeles County Superior Court. Full case name. People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. Decided. October 3, 1. Verdict. Not Guilty in violation of Penal Code Section 1. LmyoL7Kejg/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Lost Case Movie Photo ' title='Lost Case Movie Photo ' />A, a felony upon Nicole Brown Simpson, a human being. Not Guilty in violation of Penal Code Section 1. A, a felony upon Ronald Lyle Goldman, a human being. Court membership. Judges sitting. Lance Ito. The O. J. Simpson murder case officially titled People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in which former National Football League NFL player, broadcaster, and actor Orenthal James O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the June 1. Nicole Brown Simpson and restaurant waiter Ron Goldman. The trial spanned eleven months, from the jurys swearing in on November 9, 1. Buy Jonah: A Veggietales Movie Movie. Opening statements were made on January 2. Read reviews, watch trailers and clips, find showtimes, view celebrity photos and more on MSN Movies. Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss. October 3, 1. 99. Simpson was found not guilty of murder on both counts. Following Simpsons acquittal, no additional arrests or convictions related to the murders have been made. According to the newspaper USA Today, the case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in history. Simpson was represented by a very high profile defense team, also referred to as the Dream Team, which was initially led by Robert Shapiro678 and subsequently directed by Johnnie Cochran. The team also included F. Lee Bailey, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kardashian, Shawn Holley, Carl E. Douglas, and Gerald Uelmen. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld were two additional attorneys who specialized in DNA evidence. Deputy District Attorneys Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden believed they had a strong case against Simpson, but Cochran was able to convince the jurors that there was reasonable doubt about the DNA evidence, which was a relatively new form of evidence in trials at that time. The reasonable doubt theory included evidence that the blood sample had allegedly been mishandled by lab scientists and technicians, and there were questionable circumstances that surrounded other court exhibits. Cochran and the defense team also alleged other misconduct by the Los Angeles Police Department LAPD, related to systemic racism. Lost Case Movie Photo ' title='Lost Case Movie Photo ' />Simpsons celebrity status, racial issues, and the lengthy televised trial riveted national attention on the so called trial of the century. By the end of the criminal trial, national surveys showed dramatic differences in the assessment of Simpsons guilt or innocence between black and white Americans. After the criminal trial, the Brown and Goldman families filed a civil lawsuit against Simpson. On February 4, 1. Simpson responsible for both deaths. The families were awarded compensatory and punitive damages totaling 3. Backgroundedit. Photo taken February 1. Kahala Hilton Hotel in Honolulu Hawaii. BrownSimpson marriageeditNicole Brown and O. J. Simpson were married on October 2, 1. The couple had two children, Sydney Brooke Simpson b. Justin Ryan Simpson b. The marriage lasted seven years, during which time Simpson was investigated by police for domestic violence multiple times and pleaded no contest to spousal abuse in 1. Brown filed for divorce on February 2. The abuse continued Brown called 9 1 1 on 2. October 1. 99. 3, crying and saying that Simpson is going to beat the shit out of me. MurderseditAt 1. June 1. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside of Nicoles Bundy Drive condominium in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Brown had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck, and had defensive wounds on her hands. The larynx could be seen through the gaping wound in her neck, and vertebra C3 was incised 2. Both victims had been dead for about two hours prior to being discovered by police. Robert Riske, one of the first two officers on the scene, found a single bloody glove, among other evidence. Detectives went to Simpsons Rockingham estate to inform him that his ex wife had been murdered. In the back of his home, they found some blood scattered all over on a white Ford Bronco. Detective Mark Fuhrman climbed over an external wall and unlocked the gate to allow the other three detectives to enter in with him. The detectives argued that they entered without a search warrant because of exigent circumstancesspecifically, in this case, out of fear that Simpson might have been injured also. Simpson was not present when the detectives arrived early that morning he had taken a flight to Chicago late the previous night. Detectives briefly interviewed Kato Kaelin, who was staying in Simpsons guest house. In a walk around of the premises, Fuhrman discovered a second bloody glove it was later determined to be the match of the glove found under the bed at the murder scene. Through DNA testing, the blood on this one was determined to have come from both victims. This, together with other evidence collected at both scenes, was determined to be probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for Simpson. Simpson, while waiting in his bedroom, invited longtime friend and police officer Ron Shipp for a private discussion Simpson jokingly told him, To be honest, Shipp, Ive had some dreams about killing her. Arrest of Simpsonedit. Simpson in 1. 99. Saudi Arabia while visiting American troops during the lead up to the first Gulf War. Lawyers convinced LAPD to allow Simpson to turn himself in at 1. June 1. 7, 1. 99. More than 1,0. 00 reporters waited for Simpson at the police station, but he did not arrive. At 2 p. m., LAPD issued an all points bulletin. At 5 p. m., Robert Kardashian, a friend of Simpsons and one of his defense lawyers, read a letter by Simpson to the media. In the letter Simpson sent greetings to 2. First everyone understand I had nothing to do with Nicoles murder. Dont feel sorry for me. Ive had a great life. Some interpreted this as a suicide note 1. Simpsons mother Eunice collapsed after hearing it,2. Simpson. Simpsons lawyer Robert Shapiro was present at Kardashians press conference and said that Simpsons psychiatrists agreed with the suicide note interpretation. Over the television, Shapiro appealed to Simpson to surrender. At around 6 2. 0 p. Orange County notified police after seeing Simpson riding in a white Ford Bronco that was being driven by his longtime friend Al Cowlings. The police tracked calls placed from Simpson on his cell phone. At 6 4. 5 p. m., police officer Ruth Dixon saw the Bronco head north on Interstate 4. When she caught up to it, Cowlings yelled out that Simpson was in the back seat of the vehicle and had a gun to his own head. The officer backed off, but followed the vehicle at 3. More than nine helicopters eventually joined the chase the high degree of media participation caused camera signals to appear on incorrect television channels. The chase was so long that one helicopter ran out of fuel, forcing its station to ask another for a camera feed. Radio station KNX also provided live coverage of the low speed pursuit. USC sports announcer Pete Arbogast and station producer Oran Sampson contacted former USC coach John Mc. Kay to go on the air and encourage Simpson to end the pursuit. Mc. Kay agreed and asked Simpson to pull over and turn himself in instead of committing suicide My God, we love you, Juice. Just pull over and Ill come out and stand by you all the rest of my life, he promised. LAPD detective Tom Lange, who had previously interviewed Simpson about the murders on June 1. Simpsons cellular phone number and called him repeatedly. A colleague hooked a tape recorder up to Langes phone and captured a conversation between Lange and Simpson in which Lange repeatedly pleaded with Simpson to throw the gun out of the window for the sake of his mother and children.