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Simpson
Continued from Page 1
The jurors who acquitted Simpson in less
than four hours of deliberations refused to
speak with attorneys or explain their verdicts
to reporters. The usually dapper jury came to
court in uncharacteristically casual clothes.
One black man smiled at the defense team as
he entered the courtroom.
“We won,” whispered defense attorney
Carl Douglas, almost in amazement.
The verdicts, returned Monday but held
overnight by Judge Lance Ito to give lawyers
and families time to assemble, caught every
one by surprise. There was immediate specu
lation that Simpson had been convicted be
cause jurors had asked the court to read
them a segment of testimony considered fa
vorable to the prosecution.
Simpson’s sister, Carmelita Durio, said the
family spent the night on “an emotional roller
coaster,” praying together and steeling them
selves for what lay ahead.
Her sister, Shirley Baker, who joined Du
rio in the courtroom almost every day at the
trial, said she was elated.
“I just feel like standing on top of this
table and doing a jig,” Baker told reporters.
The verdict reverberated from Los Ange
les to the White House, where President
Clinton watched the verdicts on TV, then
wrote a statement.
“The jury heard the evidence and ren
dered its verdict,” Clinton said. “Our sys
tem of justice requires respect for their ver
dict. At this moment our thoughts and
prayers should be with the families of the
victims of this terrible crime.”
Earlier, Clinton was briefed on federal
government plans to assist California author
ities if the Simpson verdict triggered civil un
rest. But the streets remained calm.
Outside the courthouse, most of the
crowd of more than 1,000 people pressing
police barricades cheered wildly as the in
nocent verdicts were transmitted on
portable radios.
Some chanted, “Justice means acquittal,
acquittal means justice” followed by shouts
of “Free O.J.!”
Across town in Brentwqod, where Ms.
Simpson and Goldman were slain, the mood
was less jubilant.
“You make a lot of money and 1 guess you
can commit murder,” said Elizabeth Condelli,
who said she knew Ms. Simpson through
their children’s school.
The verdict was reported in blazing head
lines worldwide. Within hours, local news
papers had issued “Extra” editions featur
ing Simpson’s smiling face and the words,
“Not Guilty.”
,s^m 9 SIMPSON
TRIAL
By the
numbers
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AP Photo
Defense attorney johnnie Cochran Jr. tried on a pair of gloves during closing arguments of the
trial to remind the jury that the gloves Simpson tried on did not fit him. “Remember these
words," Cochran said. "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Estimated cost of trial
$9 million
Days Simpson
spent in jail
413
Days jurors were
sequestered
255
Days since jury
selection began
371
Number of
motions filed
433 tola!
Exhibits presented
during testimony
D:36!
P:48l
Witnesses
0:51
P:72
Days of
testimony
D:J4
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Number of attorneys
who have presented
evidence in court
0:11
P:S
Length of opening
statements
4 days
Length of closing
arguments
Length of official
court transcript
4 days
Over 50,031
pages
Number of media
credentials issued
Over 1,031
Number of telephone lines
installed in press room
253
Seating capacity
in courtroom
33
Average age of juror
43
Amount earned $1 325 ($5 a day)
by each juror
Fines imposed on defense
$3,033
Fines imposed on prosecution
Fines imposed on others
$1,803
Number of times judge
pulled plug on television
2
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Reactions
; Continued from Page 1
> whole thing is a fiasco. I don’t
■ think it’s an example of how the
: justice system really works.”
Conservative Coalition
President Alan Watson said
: he thought the verdict was a
; joke at first, since he did not
see any way Simpson “could
: get off.”
: Many student leaders felt
the issue of race played a ma-
I jor role in the trial and acquit
tal of O.J. Simpson.
“It just shows the morals
of our society ... they can for-
; get that two people died here
and change the trial around
[to reflect other issues],”
I Watson said.
David Brown, president of
College Republicans, said the
question of racial discrimina
tion probably played a large
role in the jury’s decision to
acquit Simpson.
“I think the physical evi
dence was enough to convict,
but I think they were under
pressure after what hap
pened with Rodney King,”
Brown said. “You have to
consider those things when
you’re deciding a case in
L.A. County.”
The president of the A&M
chapter of the NAACP, Shawn
Williams, said he felt justice
was served and that the sys
tem had not failed.
T’m not saying that he isn’t
guilty, but the evidence pre
sented didn’t convict,’
Williams said.
Williams also said the alle
gations of racism made
against the Los Angeles Police
Deportment during the trial
were timely.
“It’s good that Americans
could see that that kind of
thing goes on {in police depart
ments!,he said.
Tina Harrison, Black
Awareness Committee chair
woman, said that although
racial questions did not alone
acquit O.J. Simpson, the is
sue’s presence in the trial was
significant.
“The trial dealt with issues
that a lot of us are hiding —
the issue of race, the issue of
understanding, and the issue
of stereotypes,” Harrison said.
“1 think the O.J. Simpson trial
brought out that there is still
a lot of racism left.”
Don Tomlinson, an A&M
media law professor, said the
acquittal had less to do with
race and more to with the se
questered jury going through
months of testimony and
arguments.
“I believe that Mr. Simpson
was acquitted the day two
things happened: first, the day
Judge [Lancel Ito made his de
cision to sequester the jury,
and second, the day he lost
control of the length of the tri
al,” Tomlinson said.
Tomlinson said he believes
the jury made a quick decision
because they had, in effect,
been incarcerated for the
length of the trial.
“They were 12 real tired,
real mad people,” he said.
“They were finally in control
[during deliberations]. And at
the point they were in con
trol, they acted very
decisively.”
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