O.J. Simpson to confess ? hypothetically

[Homerboy]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15066202/

 

[Feldenak]

A story on MSNBC covering a story in the National Enquirer?

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Wow, the Juice just earned himself an even better seat in Hell.

 

[acemcmac]

It's not double jeopardy if you confess after being acquitted Afaik. He'd be an idiot to confess.

If he inadvertently reveals any information that wasn't revealed by the cops, he's in jail guaranteed AND forfeiting all of the proceeds from this book. This guy needs to count his blessings and STFU.

 

[preslove]

That's pretty grotesque. I don't understand the bolded part, though:

Simpson can never be retried for the murders because of double jeopardy laws, according to the Enquirer, which also claims that Simpson aims to keep any book money instead of paying it out in a civil suit judgment against him by spending it all quickly.

I don't see how his speding the book money will keep a civil court from forcing him to pay the victims' families.

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
A story on MSNBC covering a story in the National Enquirer?

The Nationa Enquirer gets things right every now and then. IIRC they were the ones who originally had the Monica Lewinsky story which got leaked to Drudge.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: preslove
That's pretty grotesque. I don't understand the bolded part, though:

Simpson can never be retried for the murders because of double jeopardy laws, according to the Enquirer, which also claims that Simpson aims to keep any book money instead of paying it out in a civil suit judgment against him by spending it all quickly.

I don't see how his speding the book money will keep a civil court from forcing him to pay the victims' families.

If he doesn't have the money, he can't give it up.

I'm sure the first item on his shopping list will be a legitimate subscription to DirecTV

 

[BooGiMaN]

im waiting for the police chase and shootout..this guy is like a ticking time bomb

i doubt we have seen the last of his antics

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: preslove
That's pretty grotesque. I don't understand the bolded part, though:

Simpson can never be retried for the murders because of double jeopardy laws, according to the Enquirer, which also claims that Simpson aims to keep any book money instead of paying it out in a civil suit judgment against him by spending it all quickly.

I don't see how his speding the book money will keep a civil court from forcing him to pay the victims' families.

It's one thing to get a civil judgement and quite another to collect it. They can, of course, sue him for non-payment.

 

[OVERKILL]

It almost sounds like he's writing this book just to make some money off of the murders that he commited.

 

[dafatha00]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
It's not double jeopardy if you confess after being acquitted Afaik. He'd be an idiot to confess.

If he inadvertently reveals any information that wasn't revealed by the cops, he's in jail guaranteed AND forfeiting all of the proceeds from this book. This guy needs to count his blessings and STFU.

That is incorrect. Even if there was conclusive evidence of his guilt that materialized, he can't be tried again for the same charge. The 5th amendment guarantees us this right.

On the other hand, if the prosecution was able to find a different charge to try him with related to the crime, then that would be permissible.

 

[rudder]

does anyone actually need to hear him confess? hha the article says he plans to spend the money fast so he won't have to pay it out

 

[Platypus]

Damn this country's legal system is awesome.. commit murder and get away with it with a good lawyer and then write a book about the murders you did and make even more money off of it.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: OVERKILL
It almost sounds like he's writing this book just to make some money off of the murders that he commited.

No no no, he's probably just running out of money to fund his search for the real killer. Those greens fees are expensive you know, and once he's done searching all the golf courses he'll probably start searching expensive resorts.

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Damn this country's legal system is awesome.. commit murder and get away with it with a good lawyer and then write a book about the murders you did and make even more money off of it.

well in all fairness you do have to be rich to begin with and being black helps with playing the race card

 

[akshatp]

Hey he isn't all bad... I mean he was a great RB!!!

 

[fitzov]

What's the relationship between being acquitted and being found not-guilty?

 

[Wreckem]

Originally posted by: fitzov
What's the relationship between being acquitted and being found not-guilty?

Not guilty and aquitted are the same thing.

Niether mean you are innocent though.

 

[TheWart]

only in America could a killer get acquitted and then write a book about he he did it to make millions of dollars.

Yea, of course I think he did it.

 

[DrPizza]

For what it's worth, there have been several instances where local juries have found people innocent of murder (during the civil rights movement), but later, the federal government stepped in and those "innocent" people were found guilty of civil rights violations... I don't have a problem with the feds stepping in and bringing the murderer to justice. While they're at it, someone needs to step in and slap the 12 morons who found him not guilty in the first place.