LAS VEGAS (CAP) - O.J. Simpson is back in court again today seeking a retrial of his 2008 conviction for robbery and kidnapping and says if granted, this time he'll plead guilty and save the state the cost of a new trial.
"The way I figure it, judges are a lot more lenient when you admit your guilt and say you're sorry," Simpson told reporters. "So hopefully with a new trial I can get off with time served and put this whole nonsense behind me.
"Besides, I can't look for the real killer of Nicole and Ron if I'm all cooped up behind bars," he noted.
Simpson says his former attorney, Yale Galanter, offered him poor legal representation by forcing him to plead not guilty and then sit through an entire trial trying to prove his innocence.
"He didn't come prepared with any rhymes or clothing that didn't fit - nothing," said Simpson. "I told him AC still had the Bronco running and we could take it out for a spin - I mean, hell, it worked last time!
"But this guy just presented his case to the jury and that was it," he added. "It was almost like he'd never been in a courtroom before."
This will not be the first time Simpson has plead guilty to a crime, which he mistakenly did during the original robbery trial in 2007, saying it was meant as a joke and he "just wanted to see what it felt like."
Simpson said he hopes his new trial will be scheduled soon so he can be out of jail in time for the next season of Celebrity Apprentice or the new Fox fall show, Dancing With The Felons.
- CAP News Staff