O. J. Simpson Case in the United States
O. J. Simpson Case in relation to Crime and Race
O. J. Simpson Case is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: In 1994, O. J. Simpson, an African American actor and former all-American football star, was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. A jury composed of seven African American women, two White women, one Hispanic man, and one African American man acquitted Simpson of all charges on October 4, 1995. This section examines the O. J. Simpson case from various perspectives. It focuses chiefly on media coverage of sensationalized crimes, the impact that this coverage has on the general public, the facts of the case, the role of the jury in determining guilt or innocence, and the prosecution and defense’s challenge in providing evidence to prove a defendant’s guilt or innocence beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Notes and References
- Entry about O. J. Simpson Case in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime