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O.J. Simpson to Serve at Least 9 Years: Simpson Could Serve Up to 33 Years in Prison.

O.J. Simpson was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison today, with the possibility of release after nine years, for his role in an armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers inside a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson, 61, was sentenced to 16 years for kidnapping and was also sentenced to at least another three years in prison for assault. He will be eligible for parole after six years on the kidnapping charges, meaning he will be eligible for release after nine years. With sentencing enhancements on the kidnapping charge, he could serve as long as 33 years. He had faced up to life in prison.

Judge Jackie Glass ignored Simpson's attorneys' pleas for leniency and denied his request to be released on bail pending his appeal, saying she believed Simpson was a flight risk.


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LA Times has a O.J. Simpson trail of trials. Click here to read the events leading up to yesterday's trial.

The family of Nicole Brown has released a statement about yesterday's O.J. Simpson verdict.