Jury Talks Simpson Witnesses, Evidence
Jury Didn't Rely On Witness Testimony, Member Says
POSTED: 8:25 am PDT October 6,
2008
UPDATED: 8:43 am PDT October 6,
2008
LAS VEGAS -- As O.J. Simpson sits in isolation at Clark County Detention Center, the jury that convicted him is discussing its decision.Around 11 p.m. Friday, the nine women and three men of the jury found Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart guilty on a dozen charges, including kidnapping and armed robbery."We've been painted as an all-white jury that hated O.J. and that's simply not true, " juror Dora Pettit said.During a news conference held this weekend, seven of the 12 jurors set the record discussed why they convicted the men."We looked at each individual, then went back and made sure there were two to three things that convinced us 'Yes, this law had been broken,'" juror Michelle Lyons said.Lyons added that they did have difficulty deciding on the convictions, because defining the laws turned out to be quite difficult. But one thing they did not need was the witness testimony."Honestly, I felt I couldn't rely on witness testimony," Lyons said. "Not one decision we made was based solely on witness testimony, period."The man piece of evidence that led to Simpson's and Stewart's convictions was the audio recordings, which they all agreed showed that Simpson was not oblivious to what was going on in the room."The thing that really pushed it for me, and a lot of other people, was he drove the car, transferred items and continued to lie to conceal them the entire crime," Lyons said.Currently, the attorneys for Simpson and Stewart are working on an appeal. They will be held in the Clark County Detention Center until the Dec. 5 sentencing.
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