Today, Las Vegas District Judge Jackie Glass sentenced 61-year-old O.J. Simpson for up to 33 years in prison for his conviction on 10 felony counts in a Sept. 13, 2007, memorabilia heist.
Simpson will receive credit for 64 days served. He won’t become eligible for parole for at least nine years.
The sentence falls between the defense’s request that Simpson receive the minimum six-year sentence and the 18 years recommended by the state Division of Parole and Probation.
Prior to her sentence, Glass called the evidence against Simpson “overwhelming” and readdressed one of her more infamous comments from the proceedings, asking whether the footballer “was arrogant or ignorant or both.”
“During this trial I got the answer, and it was both,” she said.
On Oct. 3, Simpson was convicted on a dozen felonies, including armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary, conspiracy and assault for leading a raid on two sports collectors at Las Vegas’ Palace Station hotel. Two charges of coercion were dropped prior to today’s sentencing.
Of all the crimes, the worst were the two counts of first-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon, each of which carried a maximum sentence of life in prison. (With all the orders pertaining to consecutive and concurrent sentences, there was some confusion as to how much prison time Simpson actually got, but the judge’s clerk said he could literally serve up to 33 years.)
Simpson admitted that what he did was “stupid,” but at no time did malice or criminal activity cross his mind, rather, he claimed he was simply trying to recoup family heirlooms.
“I wasn’t there to hurt anybody, I just wanted my personal things,” he continued. “I was stupid, I’m sorry, I didn’t know I was doing anything illegal. I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my own property.”
Glass made sure to note that she was not sentencing Simpson for actions of the past, alluding to but never mentioning his murder acquittal, and said she wanted to be “perfectly clear” that she wasn’t seeking retribution or payback for previous events.
Glass ruled that Simpson will not be allowed free on bail pending his motion.
Simpson’s codefendant, Clarence “C.J.” Stewart, was sentenced to a maximum of 27 years behind bars, with the possibility of parole after seven and a half years.
I feel and think the sentenceis too severe and racially motivated.First the jury was not fair as they had a carry over of his last trial as an influence and secondly they were all white.And listening to their interveiws after the trial one cant help but conclude that they were kind of baised.
hiiiiii this
that dumb bimbo judge yea she sentenced him for the past who does she think shes kidding .but he did have it coming . shes a dumb redneck.
good put that fucker away because he killed all those people