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Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years

Dec. 6, 2008
O.J. Simpson was sentenced for his role in a 2007 robbery of two collectibles dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.
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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.

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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A future hotel-casino on the Las Vegas main strip may be modeled after the adult men's magazine Penthouse, the publication's head officer says.

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

Jury tours hotel room in Simpson case

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Jurors in O.J. Simpson's trial toured the Las Vegas hotel room Friday where he allegedly robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint.

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Jury seated for Simpson trial

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Simpson jury selection resumes

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Juror selection for former football star O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial in Las Vegas resumed for a third day Wednesday.
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Simpson arrives for robbery trial in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Well-wishers shouted "Good luck" to O.J. Simpson as he entered a Las Vegas courthouse Monday for the first day of his trial on armed robbery charges.

Simpson co-defendant wants own trial

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A co-defendant in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery case in Las Vegas still wants a separate trial or delay, his attorney said Tuesday.
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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