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O.J. Simpson to be sentenced today

Dec. 5, 2008
Simpson, convicted Oct. 3 of armed robbery and other charges, faces a prison term from six years to life. Victims in the case are expected to testify. His lawyers plan an appeal. The latest chapter of O.J. Simpson's legal travails comes to a close today when he is sentenced for leading a ragtag...
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A prosecutor says O.J. Simpson could have received a shorter prison term had he not rejected plea bargains before his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction.
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Fred Goldman: Simpson where he belongs

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Among those in a Nevada courtroom as O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday was Fred Goldman, whose son was killed along with the former football star's ex-wife.
O.J. Simpson gets prison term for robbery

O.J. Simpson gets prison term for robbery

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- O.J. Simpson was sentenced to at least nine years in a Nevada prison Friday for holding up two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel.

Stewart wants Simpson conviction apology

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Clarence Stewart, convicted on robbery charges in Las Vegas along with O.J. Simpson, says he wants an apology from the former football star.

Friend says Simpson is overly optimistic

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A friend of O.J. Simpson says the incarcerated former football star remains optimistic despite possibly facing life in prison for a Las Vegas robbery.
Judge rejects Simpson's bid for new trial

Judge rejects Simpson's bid for new trial

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas judge said Friday there would be no new trial for O.J. Simpson.

O.J. attorneys say all-white jury biased

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for O.J. Simpson say he should get a new trial on robbery charges because Las Vegas prosecutors dismissed blacks from the jury pool.

Three suspects held in Las Vegas shooting

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Three people have been arrested in a shooting and attempted robbery at an off-Strip Las Vegas casino, police said.
Jurors say tapes convicted Simpson

Jurors say tapes convicted Simpson

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Tapes, not witnesses, convicted former football star O.J. Simpson, jurors in his Las Vegas robbery-kidnapping trial said.
O.J. Simpson back in custody after verdict

O.J. Simpson back in custody after verdict

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- O.J. Simpson remained in custody in Las Vegas Saturday after being found guilty on all 12 counts in his armed robbery and kidnapping trial.
Jury gets Simpson robbery-kidnap case

Jury gets Simpson robbery-kidnap case

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The armed robbery and kidnapping case of former football star O.J. Simpson is in the hands of a Las Vegas jury.

Simpson's lawyers call only one witness

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- O.J. Simpson's lawyers rested in his Las Vegas robbery and kidnapping trial Wednesday after calling one witness, a close friend of the former NFL star.
Witness: O.J. said 'You saw no guns'

Witness: O.J. said 'You saw no guns'

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A witness in the Las Vegas trial of O.J. Simpson said Thursday the former NFL star insisted after an alleged hotel room robbery, "You saw no guns."

Dunne taken from O.J. trial to hospital

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was taken Monday from the courtroom where he is covering the O.J. Simpson trial to a Las Vegas hospital.
O.J. witness says media paid him

O.J. witness says media paid him

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A key witness in the Las Vegas kidnapping-armed robbery trial of O.J. Simpson testified Monday he was paid for media interviews about the incident.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler