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Did the prosecutors for OJ Simpson date?
Although rumors persisted of a sexual relationship between Marcia Clark and Darden, both have denied such a relationship existed. Both consider their relationship to be extremely close, a result of the intense pressures of the Simpson trial.
Does leather shrink in blood?
DNA tests showed that the right-hand glove bore blood consistent with Simpson’s and both victims. On Friday, Rubin explained to jurors that leather gloves shrink when wet, and said the bloody gloves appeared to have shrunk.
Did OJ get a mistrial?
Ito presided over the 1995 murder trial of O. J. Simpson, at which Simpson was acquitted. The prosecution requested that Ito step down because they felt that derogatory remarks toward his wife might bias Ito against Fuhrman, though prosecutors later withdrew the request out of fear that it would result in a mistrial.
When is a mistrial not necessary?
Granting that in a strict, literal sense, mistrial was not “necessary” because the trial judge could have given limiting instructions to the jury, the Court held that the highest degree of respect should be given to the trial judge’s evaluation of the likelihood of the impairment of the impartiality of one or more jurors.
What happened during the OJ Simpson trial?
The Simpson trial featured a ton of courtroom stunts, like the prosecutor attempting to get Simpson to try on bloody gloves from the murder scene (that one backfired on him) and the defense playing the “race card” by accusing one of the police officers of racism.
Do you think the Simpson prosecutors spent too long trying their case?
It’s clear to me in retrospect that the Simpson prosecutors Marcia Clark, Christopher Darden, spent too long trying their case. The case, for example, against [Oklahoma City bomber] Timothy McVeigh that was tried just a little bit later was probably more complex and yet was put in by those prosecutors in six weeks.
How many prosecutors have been disciplined for misconduct?
Only one prosecutor involved in those cases faced serious discipline. That prosecutor, Claude Stuart, was forced to resign in 2002 after repeated misconduct – including withholding exculpatory evidence and lying to a judge – resulted in the reversal of multiple convictions.