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O.J. Simpson convicted, jailed in Las Vegas
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-04 17:10
O.J. Simpson (L) hugs his sister Carmelita Durio next to his friend Thomas Scotto (R) after he was convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas October 3, 2008. [Agencies] 

Defense says verdict 'not a shock'

"The verdict was not a shock. We knew it going in, there was a lot of baggage," he said.

Galanter said the jurors' answers on questionnaires indicated that they were predisposed to find Simpson guilty.

Members of the jury, who worked well into the night before returning their unanimous guilty verdicts on all 12 counts against both defendants, told the judge they would not speak to reporters. Prosecutors also declined to address the media.

Simpson and Stewart were convicted of conspiracy, burglary, kidnapping, robbery and assault.

The case centered on an armed raid by Simpson and five cohorts on a pair of sports memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station hotel and casino in September 2007.

Witnesses said the men stormed into room 1203 of the hotel and took thousands of dollars' worth of collectibles from dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley at gunpoint.

Defense lawyers argued that Simpson went to the hotel only to retrieve personal mementos that were stolen from him following his murder trial and was unaware that two of his sidekicks were armed.