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Entries from October 2007

Experts say plea deals cut both ways

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER
LAS VEGAS — Cutting deals with co-defendants to testify against O.J. Simpson could undercut prosecutors if they ever need […]

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Third co-defendant takes plea deal

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER
LAS VEGAS — A man whose lawyer says he can testify that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers told a judge on Monday that he’ll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.
Michael McClinton, 49, of Las Vegas, became the […]

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New charges filed in Simpson case

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER
LAS VEGAS — New charges of felony coercion were filed Wednesday against O.J. Simpson and three co-defendants in the alleged […]

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Co-defendants plead guilty

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Charles Cashmore (top) and Walter Alexander (left) pleaded
guilty to felony accessory to robbery Tuesday. (AP Photos)

By KEN RITTER

LAS VEGAS — Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two […]

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Co-defendant says Simpson requested armed men

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER

LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson wanted armed men with him when he confronted two sports memorabilia dealers, according to a co-defendant who has agreed to plead guilty and testify against the former football star.
“O.J. said ‘Hey, just bring some firearms,’” Walter Alexander told police, according to a transcript of his tape-recorded […]

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Deals could cut both ways

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

By LINDA DEUTSCH

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors normally get a boost from suspects agreeing to testify against one another, but O.J. Simpson’s attorneys may be able to use his co-defendants’ past legal run-ins to undermine their credibility.
“It’s a defense lawyer’s dream to cross-examine these witnesses,” said Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los […]

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Second co-defendant to testify vs Simpson

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER
LAS VEGAS — A second co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case said Monday that he will plead guilty to a reduced charge and testify against Simpson […]

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Co-defendant agrees to plea

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER

LAS VEGAS — A co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case told a judge Monday he would plead guilty to a felony and testify against Simpson and four others in the hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers.
The plea agreement with Charles Cashmore, 40, of Las Vegas, ups […]

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Simpson co-defendant to plea; testify

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments

By KEN RITTER

LAS VEGAS — A co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case is taking a plea deal and will testify that guns were involved in the theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers, the man’s lawyer said Friday.
Charles Cashmore, 40, of Las Vegas, intends to plead guilty Monday to being an […]

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Hodgepodge cast stars in Simpson case

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments

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