OJ Simpson Found Not Guilty of Murder

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The O.J Simpson Trial O.J Simpson should have been found guilty due to his violent actions on June 12th, 1994. There were many actions or causes that led up to his violent act. The main and most known cause of Simpson’s act was “infidelity”. Simpson’s wife Nicole Simpson had been spending too much time with a man by the name of Ronald Goldman. When O.J became suspicious, he took immediate action. On June 12th, 1994, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s bodies were found Nicole’s condominium; the victims had been stabbed to death. The identity of the murderer was unknown up until O.J was suspected to be a suspect. When accused, he was in another state, and was forced to fly back. (Aaseng 1996) The funeral for the two victims was held on June 16th, 1994. O.J attended the funerals along with Nicole Simpson’s family and Ronald Goldman’s family. Shortly after, on June 17th, O.J was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Simpson immediately pleaded “100% not guilty’” on July 22nd, and the trial officially began on July 24th, 1994 (Linder 1). Because the jury was made up of mostly blacks, many outsiders believed that it would affect final decision of the jury. “O.J is free and so are we!” and “Live with it!” Were many of the comments blurted out during the many days of the trial (Elias 22). Judge Lance A was assigned to the case. Because Simpson was the prime suspect, the judge legally ordered searches on O.J’s house as well as the crime scene. The goal was to find proof that he did commit the crime, by finding DNA or items. Shortly after the searches and tests began, evidence was found. DNA from the crime scene matched the DNA of O.J. Although proof was found, Simpson continued to plead not guilty. Surprisingly enough, O.J st... ... middle of paper ... ... began to question if framing people was one way that the police force got what they wanted. Even if the person that was being accused was not guilty. Also, the credibility of local laboratories was questioned. If they could not be used as support or credited during an important event such as a murder trial, they most likely can’t be relied on for accurate tests. All in all, O.J Simpson should have been found guilty without a doubt because of all the evidence and credible resources that proved that he did commit the crime. Especially because it was such a serious crime, all factors should have been considered while determining the final outcome. the main reason I think that O.J should have been found guilty is because neither Nicole nor Ronald got justice. They were both stabbed to death and received no justice, nor did their families receive any form of payment.

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