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...GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN riches," said Cervantes. O.J. Simpson, however, isn't doing well on either score. He has not only seen his reputation trashed in the past few months but also depleted his fortune trying to defend it. Now, although he was cleared by a jury of his peers, a huge segment of the American public--most of it white--remains incredulous about the not-guilty verdict he received and downright hostile to his attempts to re-enter society. Nonetheless, O.J. Simpson is a free man. He wants his good name back. And he wants his children returned...
...fight on both fronts. Simpson faces three civil suits--the first by Fred Goldman and his children; a second by Ronald Goldman's estranged mother Sharon Rufo, who is divorced from Fred; and a third by Nicole's father Louis Brown. The "wrongful death" actions carry no jail time, but they could cost millions of dollars to fight and tens of millions in damages if O.J. loses. Says Ron's sister Kimberly: "We have only one goal, and that is that he be held responsible for what he did." Simpson will be deposed on Oct. 16 in the Goldman suit...
...position of the Browns is more complicated because they have temporary custody of the Simpson children, Sydney, 9, and Justin, 7. Simpson must go to court to get them back, and it is not yet clear whether the Browns will fight it. For now, at least, they seem conciliatory. In his first statement after the trial, Simpson announced, "My first obligation is to my young children, who will be raised the way Nicole and I had always planned." The day after his acquittal, says Simpson's friend and legal counsel Robert Kardashian, "he saw them...
After spending the night with Simpson, the children returned to their grandparents' home in Monarch Bay, California, where they are enrolled in school. Simpson is represented in the custody case by Bernard Leckie, an attorney in Irvine, California, who predicts that his client will take custody of the children at some point and that the case will be worked out amicably. Says Leckie: "The Browns, in talking with their attorneys, are mindful that the best interest of the children is the key matter, and they realize that O.J. loves the children and that they should have their father's influence...
...custody fight, the Browns would only need to present "clear and convincing evidence" that Simpson is an unfit parent. In the wrongful-death actions that will go to court, the standard of proof is "preponderance of evidence" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt." Also, in a civil suit only nine of the 12 jurors are needed for a favorable verdict, and Simpson could be forced to testify. Predicts Professor Vincent Blasi of Columbia University law school: "There's a considerable chance that the Goldmans and the Browns will recover, given the amount and quality of the evidence." Then again, many...