07-31-2013, 03:32 PM
During a hearing in May, Simpson's current lawyers Patricia Palm and Ozzie Fumo argued his trial attorney, Yale Galanter, botched Simpson's defense and had a conflict of interest in the case.
Judge Bell has yet to issue a decision. If she rules in Simpson's favor, prosecutors will have to decide whether to retry him, offer a plea deal, or set him free with credit for time served.
In the meantime...
O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his convictions in a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery involving the holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel room.
But the decision doesn't mean Simpson will be leaving prison anytime soon. Because he was convicted on multiple charges, Simpson still faces at least four more years in prison on sentences that were ordered to run consecutively.
The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners on Wednesday released an order approving the former NFL star's parole request.
Judge Bell has yet to issue a decision. If she rules in Simpson's favor, prosecutors will have to decide whether to retry him, offer a plea deal, or set him free with credit for time served.
In the meantime...
O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his convictions in a 2008 kidnapping and armed robbery involving the holdup of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel room.
But the decision doesn't mean Simpson will be leaving prison anytime soon. Because he was convicted on multiple charges, Simpson still faces at least four more years in prison on sentences that were ordered to run consecutively.
The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners on Wednesday released an order approving the former NFL star's parole request.