trial of the century. o.j. simpson in a knit cap from two blocks away is still o.j. simpson. it s no disguise. it s no disguise. it makes to sense. it doesn t fit. if it doesn t fit, you must acquit. kimberly: and in 1995, an acquittal. despite powerful d.n.a. evidence that linked simpson directly to the crime. we, the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder in violation of penal code section 187 a. kimberly: but two years later in a civil trial he was found liable for the deaths and ordered to pay more than $33 million to the families of the victims. fast forward to 2007. o.j. arrested again. this time on armed robbery, kidnapping, and other charges involving two sports memorabilia agents at a las vegas hotel. he was convicted in that trial.
case. finishing for the defense, johnny cochran, with probably the most memorable quote of the trial. if it doesn t fit, you must acquit. but now, two decades later, we learn that wasn t cochran s phrase after all. he did not invent that. that was done by the dean of the santa clara law school jerry oleman who was the most unknown person in our defense team. and so 20 years later, he is getting the proper credit? yes, he is getting the credit. he deserves it. however, regardless of the source, the words it doesn t fit, hammered cochran s message home. and after nine months of testimony, hundreds of exhibits, more than 260 days isolated in a hotel, jurors are finally sent to determine o.j. simpson s fate.
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