More than twenty years after being acquitted of murder charges in a highly publicized trial, former NFL star O.J. Simpson found himself facing a different legal battle. In a Nevada courtroom, a jury found Simpson guilty of a series of felonies related to an armed robbery incident involving his own memorabilia.
The infamous California murder trial, in which Simpson was acquitted, was marred by racial tensions following the acquittal of Los Angeles police officers in the Rodney King beating case in 1992. Some experts believe that the heightened emotions surrounding race relations at the time may have influenced the outcome of the trial.
