One evening in June 1994 – my first year as a criminal barrister – I arrived home from court, turned on the news and found myself watching something extraordinary, not only in the annals of crime but in the history of broadcasting.
OJ Simpson was being pursued by the police on a California highway, broadcast live from a television news helicopter. Eventually, 20 police cars joined the chase before Simpson reached his home in suburban Los Angeles, where he was arrested and later charged with two counts of first degree murder.
