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Criminal

Dec. 4, 2007

Justices Will Hear Case Complicated by Mention of O.J. Simpson

WASHINGTON - Twelve years after O.J. Simpson's acquittal on murder charges sparked new racial divisions around the nation, its shadow looms large over a death-penalty case that the U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - Twelve years after O.J. Simpson's acquittal on murder charges sparked new racial divisions around the nation, its shadow looms large over a death-penalty case that the U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week.
      Just months after the controversial Simpson verdict, Louisiana prosecutor James Williams was touting his own "O.J. ...

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