OJ SIMPSON
... was the tapes of Nicole calling the police. But O.J. was still always dresses nicely in the courtroom and portrayed himself very well. The night of June 12, 1994 at Nicole Simpson’s residence at 875 South Bundy, after Nicole and O.J. had split up, she was found in a pool of her own blood along with Ron Goldman. This was a very vicious murder which left two people dead, but there was no reason for it. The only suspect there could be was O.J. Simpson because there were police reports of him beating his ex-wife. But would O.J. do such a thing? At the time of the trial most people said no because they only knew the public O.J., but the private O.J. was a much different man. O.J.’s public persona was so great and well portrayed that it was nearly impossible to change how the people looked at him. He just portrayed himself to the jury so greatly in the courtroom always smiling for the cameras and shaking peoples hands. It was almost as if he was on the sports field having a good time, not even caring that he could be going to jail for the rest of his life. The jury as well as other people around the world were seeing him do this, which made them think to themselves, if O.J. has no worries about the trial than he must be innocent. Dominick Dunne says this about O.J., “He enters the courtroom each time looking like a star” (Dunne 156). Johnny Cochran and Robert Shapiro, who are O.J.’s lawyers, also enter the courtroom behind O.J. laughing and giggling together. They all are dressed in very nice expensive suits, which is strange because O.J. should be dressed in a blue jump suit because he is on trial. But O.J. is not a normal defendant; he is rich and famous. This shows again that he was portrayed as O.J. the celebrity to the jury, and this influenced them greatly. He was always well dressed, cleanly shaved, and had that smile that could make the courtroom light up. When the jury went to O.J.’s house to look around and get a feel for the place, they were probably not thinking about the murder anymore, they were thinking, wow I’m at O.J. Simpson’s house! The place was so large and overwhelming to them and so neat and clean that it put them in awe. This made them feel different about O.J. and showed them the superstar and makes them not want to convict him. This trial is much different than any other trial as well, what other trial do you know of where the jury leaves the courtroom for a “field Trip”. O.J. was not allowed to talk in the courtroom, but his smiles and facial expressions were still very powerful. He was always ca...