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O.J. Simpson is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction on Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping charges. More>>
O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant Clarence Stewart have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an armed robbery at the Palace Station. The two learned their fate in a Las Vegas courtroom Friday morning. More>>
O.J. Simpson and all five co-defendants have been ordered to pay victim Bruce Fromong for the stolen sports memorbilia and Fromong says he is being victimized again. Reporter Mark Sayre has an exclusive interview with Fromong. More>>
A Nevada judge gave a former O.J. Simpson co-defendant a stern warning and a break Tuesday, ordering him to attend an inpatient drug treatment program instead of sending him to prison for a probation violation. More>>
The four former co-defendants who took plea deals and testified against O.J. Simpson will not serve any jail time and that caused an outburst in the court room. More>>
A state corrections official says O.J. Simpson has arrived at a Nevada prison. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susanne Pardee says Simpson arrived Monday morning at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. More>>
Lawyers from both sides reacted to the sentencing of O.J. Simpson and C.J. Stewart. Friday marked the first time District Attorney David Roger spoke publicly about the verdict and the sentence. More>>
O.J. Simpson is in a Las Vegas courtroom right now waiting to hear his sentence. Simpson and his co-defendant, C.J. Stewart, will learn their fates this morning as they face District Court Judge Jackie Glass. More>>
If O.J. Simpson is looking for a break from the Nevada judge who will sentence him for kidnapping and armed robbery, he may be in the wrong courtroom. Inside, find coverage details. More>>
O.J. Simpson's co-defendant is asking a Las Vegas judge for leniency and the minimum 6-year prison sentence in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. More>>
Lawyers for O.J. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart argued that their clients should get a new trial because of jury misconduct. More>>
As O.J. Simpson sits in jail in Nevada, lawyers for Fred Goldman have gone to court in California to try to retrieve an NFL Hall of Fame ring they believe is worth as much as $50,000. More>>
Law enforcement sources say one of the witnesses in the case says he changed his testimony after receiving one of Simpson's most prized possessions. Reporter Mark Sayre takes a look. More>>
The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery-kidnapping case said Tuesday that four men who took plea deals and testified against the former football star will be sentenced after Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart learn their fates. More>>
For the first time, we are learning more about the memorabilia O.J. Simpson tried to steal from dealers at the Palace Station last year. More>>
O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart are guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. The verdict was read just before 11 p.m Friday after jurors deliberated for 13 hours. Inside, WEB EXTRA videos from the courthouse and a slideshow. More>>
Several jurors in the O.J. Simpson trial said they decided to speak out Sunday night because they wanted to set the record straight. Inside, links, slideshow and WEB EXTRA videos of the verdict and the jury news conference. More>>
One week after being convicted of 11 felonies, attorneys for O.J. Simpson have filed a motion for a new trial. Simpson's attorneys cite several errors which they believe impacted the case. Reporter Mark Sayre takes a look at the motion and has the details. More>>
O.J. Simpson's attorneys in his armed robbery case could be fighting long odds to convince an appeals court that he was a victim of racial prejudice and payback for his murder acquittal, legal experts say, but there may be other grounds for a new trial. More>>
The jury in the O.J. Simpson case had dinner delivered Friday so they could continue deliberating the fate of the former football star. Jurors began deliberating at 8:30 a.m. More>>
O.J. Simpson's lawyer told jurors Thursday that the former football star's effort to get items back from two sports memorabilia dealers was a mistake, but not a crime. Reporter Mark Sayre has the latest from the courtroom. More>>
Closing arguments will take place Thursday in the O.J. Simpson kidnapping and robbery case. All sides rested late Wednesday afternoon. Reporter Mark Sayre has the latest. More>>
The O.J. Simpson robbery and kidnapping trial is set to resume Wednesday, where the defense will continue to make its case. But while attorneys argue in front of the jury, the jurors themselves are allowed to ask questions. More>>
The O.J. Simpson robbery and kidnapping trial features a cast of interesting characters and the case has had some twists and turns. But while attorneys argue in front of the jury, Judge Jackie Glass keeps a firm reign on the courtroom. More>>
The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery-kidnapping case says she will release redacted versions of completed juror questionnaires once the trial is over. More>>
The state has rested its case in the O.J. Simpson trial and now the defense is presenting its witnesses, starting with a police officer. Reporter Mark Sayre has the details. More>>
The acknowledged gunman in the confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a casino hotel room took the stand in the O.J. Simpson case Friday. More>>
Jurors in O.J. Simpson's kidnap robbery trial heard recordings Friday of police investigators gleefully chuckling over Simpson's troubles, referring to him with foul language and rejoicing at his impending arrest. Reporter Mark Sayre has the latest. More>>
O.J. Simpson met in the courthouse hallway Thursday with one of the memorabilia dealers he is accused of robbing, and the two men said they were willing to let bygones be bygones. Reporter Mark Sayre has an update. More>>
A second alleged armed robbery victim in the O.J. Simpson trial says he doesn't want Simpson convicted. Alfred Beardsley is one of two memorabilia dealers allegedly robbed in a gunpoint confrontation in a Las Vegas casino hotel a year ago. He says he's testifying as a "reluctant" witness. More>>
Another former co-defendant, Walter Alexander, testified almost immediately Wednesday morning that Simpson asked for guns to be brought to a confrontation with memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley. More>>
A longtime friend and former co-defendant with O.J. Simpson returned to the witness stand Tuesday to face cross-examination about his testimony that the former football star talked about needing a bail bondsman shortly after a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers. More>>
The man who is responsible for setting up the ill-fated meeting between Simpson and two memorabilia dealers is back on the stand. He told jurors today that he was paid more than $210,000 by the media. More>>
Testimony resumed Wednesday in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial with a videotaped appearance by an FBI audio analyst who prosecutors hope can authenticate recordings made by a key player still waiting to testify. Reporter Mark Sayre has the latest. More>>
The man who admits to setting up the entire incident that landed O.J. Simpson in front of a Clark County jury took this stand Thursday afternoon. Reporter Mark Sayre has the latest from the courtroom. More>>
One of the state's star witnesses took the stand at the O.J. Simpson robbery trial Thursday, after being granted full legal immunity. More>>
Jurors in the O.J. Simpson trial made an unannounced visit Friday to the hotel room where the alleged armed robbery and kidnapping took place last year. Reporter Mark Sayre has the story. More>>
Jurors in the O.J. Simpson case won't have far to go to see how cramped a 322-square-foot hotel room is with nine men jammed into it. More>>
A key witness in the O.J. Simpson robbery trial was confronted with multiple contradictions in his testimony Tuesday including his claim that he didn't try to make money off his role in a casino hotel room confrontation that led to charges against the former football star. More>>
Thursday night, attorneys settled on a jury that, at this point, has no black members, which is bothering the defense. We say there are no black members for now because there are two blacks among the alternate jurors. More>>
A nine-woman, three-man jury has been selected to judge O.J. Simpson and a co-defendant on charges that they kidnapped and robbed two sports memorabilia dealers last year in Las Vegas. More>>
A lawyer representing O.J. Simpson co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart is facing tax evasion charges in his home state of Louisiana, where he served as a state lawmaker until January. More>>
The required 40 prospective jurors were selected Thursday before a judge pushing to seat a panel by the end of the week to hear the O.J. Simpson kidnapping and armed robbery case. More>>
The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery trial has allowed jury selection to proceed this morning after looking into a report by two prospective jurors that they were contacted by someone saying he was a member of the media. Reporter Mark Sayre has the details. More>>
O.J. Simpson is back in court. Most of the morning he's been listening to his attorneys and prosecutors grill potential jurors. No jurors have been seated yet in the trial. More>>
Prospective jurors for O.J. Simpson's robbery-kidnap trial were given an overview of the case Monday after the judge rejected a bid by Simpson's defense to ask them if they consider him a murderer. Inside, find slideshows, links and coverage information. More>>
O.J. Simpson's lawyer says he's ready for Simpson's armed robbery trial, but the lawyer for Simpson's co-defendant said at a Tuesday hearing that he plans to ask the Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his request to sever or delay the trial. More>>
The man who set up the meeting that led to O.J. Simpson being arrested in Las Vegas is now trying to make even more money from the upcoming trial. More>>
A request from O.J. Simpson's last remaining co-defendant to delay the Sept. 8 start of the pair's armed robbery and kidnapping trial was rejected Thursday by a divided Nevada Supreme Court panel. More>>
A Las Vegas judge has rejected a request to delay the start of the O.J. Simpson's upcoming trial for armed robbery and kidnapping. More>>
The only remaining co-defendant with O.J. Simpson is making a last ditch effort to postpone the start of the armed robbery and kidnapping trial. More>>
The last remaining co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson case is making a final appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court for a separate trial. Clarence Stewart's lawyer says the armed robbery and kidnapping charges are all about Simpson and anyone who is with him will not get a fair trial. More>>
A fourth co-defendant has taken a plea deal in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case. Charles Ehrlich has pled guilty to reduced charges. Anchor Colleen May has more details. More>>
O.J. Simpson says he's being victimized by an ambitious Nevada prosecutor pressing an armed robbery case that even the alleged victims don't want to pursue. Simpson let loose this week in comments to a Fargo, N.D., radio station KFGO. More>>
Attorneys for Simpson and his two co-defendants met Friday afternoon with prosecutors and Judge Jackie Glass. Attorneys and the judge discussed the potential juror questionnaire. Investigative Reporter Mark Sayre has the details. More>>
One of the men who was in a hotel room when O.J. Simpson allegedly burst in wanting his sports memorablia back is now talking only with the Channel 8 I-Team. Investigative Reporter Mark Sayre sat down with Thomas Riccio and has the story. More>>
The drawn out process of putting O.J. Simpson on trial here in Clark County is moving forward. Any person called to potentially serve on the jury will first have to answer more than 100 questions in a pre-screening survey. More>>
Even though the trial is now delayed until September, attorneys for all sides were back in court Thursday, arguing over evidence. Investigative Reporter Mark Sayre was at the hearing and has the story. More>>
One of the men who was with O.J. Simpson the night of the Palace Station robbery has written a book. In his book "Busted," Thomas Riccio writes what he calls an "inside account" of events leading to Simpson's arrest. More>>
An alleged victim in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case has been arrested on a parole violation after a witness in the case accused him of harassment. More>>
A memorabilia dealer who was in a Las Vegas hotel room during an alleged robbery by O.J. Simpson and several other men says a report that he sold an audio recording of the incident to TMZ.com was not accurate. More>>
Just one week after insisting the O.J. Simpson robbery case would go forward as scheduled next month, Judge Jackie Glass Friday delayed the trial until September. The judge also ruled on a number of important motions in advance of the trial. Investigative reporter Mark Sayre has the latest. More>>
On Tuesday, it seemed like the O.J. Simpson trial could be delayed but on Wednesday morning, District Court Judge Jackie Glass considered the continuance requests from two of the defendants and said no -- the trial will start April 7, the original date. More>>
The prosecution and the defense in the O.J. Simpson robbery case are fighting over whether a local jury should know about the deaths of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994. Simpson was tried but acquitted of their murders. More>>
A memorabilia dealer who was allegedly held against his will by O.J. Simpson and a group of men last September has been taken to a hospital for heart-related issues. More>>
There are late developments Thursday evening in the O.J. Simpson robbery case. Attorneys for O.J. Simpson have filed a series of legal documents in advance of his April trial. Investigative Reporter Mark Sayre has the details and inside, find four motions filed by Simpson's attorneys. More>>
The Channel 8 I-Team has obtained new legal motions filed Thursday ahead of the O.J. Simpson trial. The judge set at 5 p.m. as the deadline for those documents to be filed with the court. More>>
O.J. Simpson was released from the Clark County jail overnight and left Las Vegas on an early morning flight back to Florida after friends raised money for his bail. In the meantime, Simpson's former bail bondsman says he recorded Simpson last week when he picked him up to return him to Las Vegas. He says Simpson made an interesting remark. Eyewitness News has the latest. More>>
Simpson's bail bondsman says he is no longer his client. The Las Vegas businessman is the one who went to Florida to pick up Simpson and turned him over to Metro police on Friday. Reporter Chris Saldana talked to the bondsman and learned more about how Simpson was taken into custody. More>>
O.J. Simpson is back in Las Vegas. The I-Team has obtained a motion filed by Clark County District Attorney David Roger outlining the state's reasons that request Simpson's bail be revoked. Inside, read the documents filed by the D.A. to have Simpson's bail revoked. More>>
A judge revised a schedule for court filings in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, but stuck to plans for a March 7 hearing on the legality of the charges against Simpson and two other men. More>>
O.J. Simpson will go to trial here in Las Vegas in early April. That trial date was set Wednesday by District Judge Jackie Glass, who has been assigned to hear the case. Simpson and his two co-defendants could get as much as life in prison if they are convicted on the most serious charges against them. Investigative reporter Mark Sayre has the details. More>>
The fate of O.J. Simpson will be decided by a jury. A judge said the prosecution proved there's reason enough to go to trial. The former football star will return later this month to enter a plea. He and two co-defendants will face all 12 original counts. Inside, you can read the reporter's blog and add your comments. More>>
UPDATED: The O.J. Simpson preliminary hearing is expected to be finished on Wednesday. There was some damaging testimony Tuesday from two of the witnesses regarding whether Simpson knew if guns would be present. www.LasVegasNow.com is carrying live streaming of the hearing and you can also watch it on Las Vegas ONE, Channel 19 starting at 8 a.m. More>>
Security inside and outside the courthouse remains tight, even though there are no big crowds or rowdy spectators causing problems and some local taxpayers think Metro isn't using their resources the proper way. Reporter Melissa Duran takes a closer look in her report. More>>
Surveillance videotape took center stage during the O.J. Simpson preliminary hearing on Friday. It shows Simpson and his associates walking into Palace Station and then walking out with boxes in their hands. LasVegasNow.com will carry live streaming when the hearing resumes Tuesday morning. More>>
During the first day of the preliminary hearing, O.J. Simpson faced one of the men he's accused of robbing and kidnapping in a dispute over sports memorabilia. Only two witnesses took the stand. Court resumed at 8 a.m. LasVegasNow.com is carrying live streaming. Share your comments on our court reporter's blog. More>>
O.J. Simpson's lawyer lost a bid to strike what he called "unfairly prejudicial and inflammatory" language from the criminal complaint accusing Simpson and two other men of armed robbery and kidnapping. More>>
FBI reports obtained by The Associated Press show federal agents knew three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned a sting operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him. More>>
Attorneys for Simpson are asking a judge to remove some of the language in the most recent complaint filed against him. Inside, read the full motion to strike. More>>
A man accused of wielding a gun while O.J. Simpson confronted two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel was in court today to accept a plea deal. That makes 49-year-old Michael McClinton the third co-defendant to agree to testify against Simpson and two other men in the September hotel robbery. More>>
Revised charges have been filed in Las Vegas against O.J. Simpson and three co-defendents in the alleged armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. More>>
Two of the men charged with O.J. Simpson in a robbery at Palace Station pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges. Reporter Chris Saldana tells you what happened in court and what these pleas could mean to the case. More>>
There's new information and more potentially damaging information in the O.J. Simpson investigation. One of the men who have agreed to testify against him has admitted Simpson wanted guns in the room when he led a group of men to confront two sports memorabilia dealers. More>>
Two people are now lined up to testify against O.J. Simpson in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. A second co-defendant has told a judge that he will plead guilty to a reduced charge and provide testimony against Simpson and others. Eyewitness News will have the latest at 5 & 6. More>>
A co-defendant in the armed robbery case against O.J. Simpson took a plea deal today in Las Vegas. More>>
A lawyer says one of the co-defendants in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge and testify against Simpson and four others. More>>
O.J. Simpson and five co-defendants accused of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint will face an evidentiary hearing together on Nov. 8, a judge decided Thursday. More>>
In the case of O.J. Simpson and his alleged accomplices, attorneys for three of the defendants accused the district attorney's office of holding back a tape recording, a crucial piece of evidence. I-Team reporter Mark Sayre has been covering the Simpson case since the beginning. More>>
The remaining suspect in the O.J. Simpson case is still in jail. Charles Cashmore posted bail Monday but will stay in custody until the details of his house arrest are worked out. More>>
Clark County officials apologized to O.J. Simpson's attorneys for the actions of one of their contract employees, who took a picture of the former football star with his cell phone camera during a court appearance. More>>
A sixth man sought in the armed robbery case against O.J. Simpson surrendered Friday before a Las Vegas judge,who arraigned him on 10 criminal charges and set bail at $32,000. More>>
A letter of apology has been sent to O.J. Simpson's attorneys after a Las Vegas courthouse worker took a picture of Simpson with his cell phone. More>>
Bail was set for Michael McClinton at $32,000. He's facing 10 felony counts. The hearing for Charles Cashmore was delayed. A total of five people have been arrested in this investigation. The search is on for one more. Police need help identifying him. More>>
There is new information on how O.J. Simpson paid for his bail so that he could walk out of a Las Vegas jail. Reporter Jonathan Humbert uncovers the details in this exclusive story. More>>
So what's next for the main defendant in this case -- O.J. Simpson himself? His next court date is in October but it is not likely he will actually be required to appear in person at that time. The I-Team has been looking into what will happen with the Simpson case in the months ahead. More>>
After a spending three days in a Las Vegas jail and a very busy day in court, O.J. Simpson is back home in Miami, Florida. Inside, see a picture-by-picture account of the hearing in a slideshow, watch video clips, post your comment on the blog, and check out Camp OJ: Las Vegas Simpson Case only on LasVegasNOW.com. More>>
The O.J. Simpson case brought out a lot of folks from across the country Wednesday. Many hoped to catch of glimpse of O.J. Others just wanted to get on TV. Some just had loud opinions that had to be heard. Reporter Jonathan Humbert has the story. More>>
A key witness in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case was arrested Wednesday at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, authorities said. More>>
While O.J. Simpson sits behind bars, one of his alleged victims is in critical condition after having a massive heart attack. Bruce Fromong was hospitalized overnight in L.A. with chest pain. More>>
As in all criminal cases, this one will stand or fall based on the evidence and the witnesses. Two local attorneys -- not involved with the Simpson case -- tell the I-Team the backgrounds of everybody in the room during this alleged crime will be scrutinized. More>>
A judge in Santa Monica has tentatively denied a request by the father of Ron Goldman for sweeping assignment of O.J. Simpson's earnings. More>>
For some, O.J. Simpson is the biggest story in the nation right now. It's put Las Vegas in the media spotlight. Dozens of media outlets are in town from all across the nation. To them and probably to a lot of people, this story will be one of the biggest of the year. More>>
Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson is being held without bail and is expected to have his first court hearing on Wednesday at 8 a.m. You can watch the court preceding live here on LasVegasNOW.com. More>>
Las Vegas resident Clarence Stewart, 53, surrendered Monday at his lawyer's office and police officers took him into custody. More>>
