The prosecutors revealed in court yesterday that no blacks were on the jury picked for O.J. Simpson try which begins on Monday. Defense attorneys had argued the prosecutors were deliberately trying to exclude blacks, but Judge Jackie Glass (inset photo) denied their challenges - in the case against Simpson and a co-defendant, Clarence Stewart. Prosecutors say Simpson and five other men stormed into a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13, 2007 to recover sports memorabilia that Simpson said belonged to him. Prosecutors say at least two men with Simpson had guns as they robbed a pair of sports memorabilia dealers.If convicted on all counts, Simpson faces a possible sentence of life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty and has told CNN he was trying to get his property back. Four of five Simpson's original co-defendants have struck deals with the prosecution to testify against Simpson. One testified in a pre-trial hearing that "O.J. Simpson wanted me to have a weapon." Another testified that Simpson "wanted me to help him acquire some guns.” An attorney for Simpson, Yale Galanter, has disputed that."O.J. Simpson did not know that there were guns in that room."
We this jury O.J. would be the luckiest man alive if he manages to beat the rap this time.
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