CJS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: O. J. Simpson, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid, Domestic Violence
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Bloody socks found at foot at his bed. Right hand glove found at his house, left glove found at brown"s house. Inconsistencies on how he got that cut. Playing with kids, shard of glass, side of phone. Kft (all of these will show up on test) How the crime scene was handled (or mishandled) Criminal court: beyond a reasonable doubt (97-99. 9%: high threshold because depravation from liberties, small amount of reasonable doubt to get an acquittal. Civil court: preponderance of evidence (51%: 7th amendment. Walking from scene to scene and not treating each crime scene separately. First responder on the scene of oj"s house. Defense team did digging on him and find racially charged language by fuhrman. He denies using the language and tapes are played of him saying it all. Plead 5th amendment under oath in case in damning questions. Chose as star witness because he was the lead detective on the case and first on.
