Swing and a miss. Sorry OJ fans, the Juice will not be getting out of jail anytime in the near future. He tried to get a new trial, but was denied. So how much time does OJ still have left in the slammer? Details after the jump…
Via ESPN/Associated Press:
O.J. Simpson faces at least four more years in prison after a judge rejected his bid for a new trial in his Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping conviction.
“All grounds in the petition lack merit and, consequently, are denied,” Clark County District Judge Linda Marie Bell said in her ruling Tuesday.
Simpson’s lawyer, Patricia Palm, said she spoke briefly with the former football star from prison, and said he was disappointed but would appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court. Simpson’s new defense team argued that his original lawyers botched his case.
“We’re confident that when we get to the right court we’ll get relief because he deserves relief, because he didn’t get a fair trial,” Palm told The Associated Press.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, whose wife was the judge who presided over Simpson’s 2008 trial, called Bell’s ruling the right decision.
“I believe Mr. Simpson received a fair trial and had more than competent counsel,” Wolfson said.
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