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...prosecution opened its murder case against O.J. Simpson by presenting witnesses and evidence intended to undermine his public image as a genial ex-jock with a portrait of a jealous wife abuser...
...prosecution opened its murder case against O.J. Simpson by presenting witnesses and evidence intended to undermine his public image as a genial ex- jock with a portrait of a jealous wife abuser. A detective testified about a 1989 beating incident; a friend recounted how Simpson had told him about dreams of killing his former wife; and his ex-sister-in-law sobbed as she detailed other instances of violence. Before testimony began, Judge Lance Ito had admonished defense attorneys in front of the jury for having violated witness-disclosure rules; Ito sanctioned the defense by allowing prosecutors to reopen their...
...When I called up one of my roommates beforeschool started and I told him I was a hockeyplayer, he thought I was a complete jock," saidvarsity team member Douglas M. Sproule...
...regardless of the source, almost everyathlete interviewed says the perception of thesingleminded "jock" is false...
...last, the biggest challenge for the prosecution isn't the missing murder weapon or the reliability of DNA evidence or the makeup of the jury. It's the defendant's smile. Whatever damage has been done in recent months to Simpson's image as the world's most genial jock, it will still be hard to make jurors put aside the old impressions of him. Unless they can imagine O.J. in a murderous rage, it won't matter even if the state offers them DNA blood tests with his autograph on every drop...