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Back in 1994, OJ Simpson was accused of murdering Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman outside of Goldman’s condominium home. The murder trial was considered to be one of the most prolific in modern history and had the nation captivated every night as they received updates from the proceedings every night on their local and national news. They deemed it the “trial of the century”. OJ Simpson hired a team of high-profile lawyers, including Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey. Simpson’s lawyers were successful in giving the jurors reasonable doubt that he was responsible for their murders. As a result, his lawyers were successful in helping Simpson be found not guilty of the murders. Following the not guilty verdict, Simpson was slapped with a civil law case. The civil law case stated that he was responsible for the wrongful death of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. He was found guilty and he was forced to make payments to his children and the Goldman family. 1. The criminal case details: Simpson spared no expense when hiring his group of lawyers to represent him in the criminal case, as the costs exceeded about three million dollars. Simpson’s lawyers included a team that was … Continue reading