Nevada Supreme Court Denies Simpson’s Plea for an Appeal

Posted on May 7, 2011 by James W

The Nevada Supreme Court, which is made up of seven members, has turned down O.J. Simpson’s plea for an appeal on his case. O.J Simpson’s lawyer went before the court on Tuesday asking that the court consider hearing his appeal case.

In an order released Tuesday it stated that the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously voted to not hear the appeal of Simposon’s conviction. Simpson is currently serving a sentence of nine to 33 years in the Nevada State Jail for a 2007 armed robbery conviction. This is the third panel to deny O.J. Simpson’s appeal.

In a statement released Thursday O.J. Simpson’s lawyer conveyed his displeasure in the Nevada Supreme Court. He stated that it was I’m there to not allow Simpson to present his appeal before a board and hear oral arguments as to why the case should be appealed. Simpson’s lawyer maintains that Simpson did not go to the Las Vegas casino with the intent to commit a crime but only to retrieve goods Simpson believed were stolen from him.

In 2007, Simpson along with another co-defendant, Steward went to a Las Vegas casino with a fully loaded handgun in order to retrieve goods that were believed to have been stolen. The co-defended in the case as well as Simpson was charged with kidnapping and armed robbery. However, Steward took a plea deal presented by the courts that only resulted in three years probation and nine months of house arrest.

O.J. Simpson’s lawyer stated that he would be working to present Simpson’s appeal to the Supreme Court again in a few months.