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Some incredibly stupid things. he had the if i did it book, but before the if i did it book, caught stealing cable, you know, he was vepinvestigated by the d for drugs and the las vegas thing. whatever goodwill he had, when that verdict came out, and whatever people truly believed hes innocent, his stupidity since then has just turned america against him totally. and now hes obviously one of the most vilified and hated humans on the planet. >> and, of course -- go ahead, jeffrey. >> if i can add...

Criminal trial, including the civil trial, where the photographs of him wearing the bruno magali shoes, the shoes where the footprints were found at the murder scene, the evidence is so overwhelming in this case that i think people with calm reflection of time have come to see the truth about it, that hes guilty. >> you look at, you know what was happening with the l.a. police department that played a big role in it, because there were many charges of racism in the l.a. police department. you ha...

Caught stealing cable, you know, he was investigated by the dea for drugs and the las vegas thing. whatever goodwill he had, when that verdict came out, and whatever people truly believed hes innocent, his stupidity since then has just turned america against him totally. and now hes obviously one of the most vilified and hated humans on the planet. >> and, of course -- go ahead, jeffrey. >> if i can add the crowning absurdity of the o.j. simpson case, i think, is that he was acquitted of the cri...

Uncertainty. so its hard to ask jurors to wait when theyve already seen fundamentally a lot of the evidence in the case, they formed opinions about it, talked about it with friends and family. yet come to the courtroom and then they say, okay, youre now supposed to be fair and impartial as if youre a neutral juror. it makes it very difficult for anybody who has been charged and had the news blasted all over the television to walk into court and have a jury sit there and say, im neutral. i have n...

>> well, that was 20 years ago this week. i want to bring in richard gabriel, a jury consultant, also author of the new book, acquittal. we have it right here, there it is on your screen as well. thank you for coming in, appreciate it. >> its good to be here, poppy. >> richard, you worked on the o.j. simpson trial along with many other high-profile cases over the years including the case of phil spector, casey anthony, and i was reading your comments. its interesting, you say the simpson case re...

Because, to a certain extent, some people saw a guilty plan running. and on the other hand, some people saw a desperate man who was depressed and going to take his own life. we sort of became in the case and we became the jury. >> i want to read a quote here from in your book. you say, quote, on a stretch of the 405 freeway on a sunny, june afternoon 1994, pandoras box was opened and the chaotic clash of news media, journalism, advertising dollars, public cravings, criminal investigation and pro...

Simpson case began with the scenes of the cops following simpsons white bronco down the los angeles freeway. flash forward 20 years ahead, 20 years, i cant believe, the o.j. police chase might be unnecessary. cops in los angeles focusing on stopping potential crime before they even come to fruition. all of the high-tech technolgy, what theyre using right now. it may sound like the plot of a sci-fi blockbuster. >> this way. >> look at me. positive for howard marks. im placing you under arrest for...

Favorable and give your client the best listening. the prosecutions doing the same. they have their own consultants. what youre sometimes doing is focus groups or mock trials, prosecution does it, too, to test basically what theyre going -- what the themes are, what jurors are concerned about and youre helping them develop a story to tell to that jury. >> the business that a lot of people dont know behind the picking and selection of the juries. ten seconds or less, are cameras in the courtroom ...

Scenario that somehow somebody planted evidence on me. thats not the case. certainly, i was my own worst enemy. >> he said he hadnt used any racial slurs for ten years is going to come back to haunt him. >> any chance of conviction when judge ito allows the defense to present what becomes known as the fuhrman tapes. they were conversations he had that were recorded ten years earlier during research. >> i mean, thats just how you feel. you got 200 [ bleep ] who are trying to take you prisoner, yo...

Of this myself. im going to get away with this. and he didnt. and as a result of that is why hes in jail. >> did o.j. simpson go to jail for the robbery in las vegas because he murdered two people and got away with it here in los angeles? >> i think you and i want to believe that the jury will always make the decision based on the evidence before them, but theres no way that you take the memory of the case 15 years ago, 20 years ago now, into that jury box. >> he was a hero who fell. thats the b...