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A judge sentenced a Las Vegas defense attorney to six months in jail after he was arrested on two DUIs -- one where he collided with another driver, sending her to the hospital for a month.

Put him behind bars in nevada, the county attorney at the time basically dropped two bombshells, both in support of simpsons plea for a new trial. number one confirming that he did discuss a plea offer of 30 months with simpsons attorney at the time, yale galanter who claimed that he did speak with simpson and simpson refused anything less or more than 12 months. >> i said, you know, mr. simps if mr. pheupl son was willing to plead guilty and do about 30 months in prison we could sit down and ta...

Where its coming from, and until they figure it out theyve got issues. martha: a lot of interesting dynamics here. oj simpson is going to take the stand today in his push for a new trial after his 2008 convictions of armed robbery and kidnapping . he was sentenced to 33 years, 33 years, and he has served close to five so far, as you may remember it was in vegas and he had a gun and went into a room and tried to get his stuff back, it was sports memorabilia that he claimed was rightfully his. tha...

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0 mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. [ music playing ] hello, everyone, im ashleigh banfield reporting live in phoenix. it is a huge day in the legal arena in america. here in phoenix, jodi arias life is on the line. today a medical examiner is set to testify to the pain and the suffering that man endured. he is the victim, travis alexander. also in las vegas, o.j. simpson talking. hes expected to take the stand. hes trying to get a new ...

>> simpson is now seeking a new trial. cnns paul vercammen live in las vegas for us. weve seen him. we may hear from him. >> absolutely, christine and john. they say simpson could be on the witness stand for up to two full days and the strain of prison time seemed to show on his face, but he is no doubt thrilled to be having his day in court. heavier and grayer, disgraced football legend o.j. simpson slowly stepped into a las vegas courtroom after 4 1/2 years in prison for kidnapping, assault, a...

New lead attorney patricia palm argues simpson was never told about an offered plea deal and should have taken the witness stand. gabe grasso assisted galanter in 2008, and emphatically told the court monday he wanted simpson to testify then. >> o.j. is a very eloquent person. and he can explain himself very well. and so i thought he would be a great witness. >> reporter: simpsons lawyers also tried to show the former heisman trophy winner had been drinking alcohol, which impaired him from seein...

Presenting 19 claims that shows he in the kidnapping trial he should get a new trial. new lead attorney patricia palm argues simpson never told about an offered plea deal and should have taken the witness stand. gabe grasso emphatically told the court on monday that he wanted twant wanted simpson to testify that. >> o.j. can explain himself very well, and i thought he would be a great witness. >> reporter: simpsons lawyers tried to show the former heisman trophy winner had been drinking alcohol,...

>> was your dad drinking alcohol that night? >> yes. >> do you recall overhearing any conversation about your dads plan to go look at his property the next day? >> yes. >> and who did you hear talking about that? >> my dad was talking to yo. >> reporter: simson waiting to testify in this hearing >> this is his first time tell what happened. you have to remember, the evidence in this case, extremely conflicting from all of the witnesses. >> reporter: simpson may take the stand as soon as wednesda...

Is there, william, anything else, legally speaking that could meet the standard to get him a new trial? >> reporter: well, the claim of course is ineffective counsel, number one, that he failed to hire any experts or investigators. could have asked the state for money. didnt do it. but most importantly that he never advised o.j., the prosecutors had offer ad plea deal of two to five years and not the 9 to 33 that he is currently serving. >> if david rogers testifies today that in fact a deal was...