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A hearing was held July 8, 1994, for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. After O.J. returned from Chicago to his L.A. home, he was handcuffed and questioned for 3 hours, then released. A few days later, after the funerals of his ex wife and her friend, Simpson failed to meet back with attorneys. The jury--**nine black, two white, and one Hispanic**-- agreed with his plead; one hundred percent not guilty. On August 22, 1994, Simpson's DNA proves same genetic make up as samples found at the crime scene. Although with the obvious evidence-- blood on O.J.'s gloves and the conversation held between Ronald Shipp and O.J., exchanging the dream Simpson had, to kill his wife-- **he was convicted, not guilty**; but liable, and was fined $8.5 million in compensatory damages. Along with the fine, he sold his Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, and his prized Brentwood Estate; the estate was demolished by the new owners. The rest of his belongings were auctioned, and the rest of the proceeds were split between the two families. He was awarded custody of his children, and within a few weeks, the Simpson, and Brown family decided on custody plans for O.J. and Nicole's two children. Although losing your life earnings would be hard enough, losing them in the public eye would be much worse. __What if the jury was all white, or if he wasn't famous, would it had changed the decision?__ Similar in history was the Emmett Till Trial, in 1955. A fourteen year old black boy got beaten to death by two white men. The men were proven innocent, by an all white jury. Was this a bias choice? __Simpson's jury, primarily of African American descent, could have came to the innocent conclusion to try and maintain the idea that African Americans were finally considered equal with whites. If this case was reopened for further discussion, with a jury that was equally diverse in race, along with all the evidence they had previously gathered, would this have put him behind bars?__ Years later, O.J. was convicted, and sent to jail for armed robbery, and other criminal crimes. __With the previous trial, if he was sent to jail, this would not have happened.__ Many thought he finally got what he deserved, “It was satisfying seeing him in shackles like he belongs" (Goldman 1). At this trial, his money couldn't save him like before. “Allowing wealth, power and control to consume himself, he made a horrific choice on June 12, 1994, which has spiraled into where he is today” (Brown 1).

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