The O.J. Simpson trial

Onlookers watch television monitors outside the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas during the sentencing hearing for O.J. Simpson. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kim Williams, center, who said she wanted O.J. Simpson to go to prison, watches the trial outside the Clark County courthouse in Las Vegas. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

O.J. Simpson supporters Michael Champ, left, and Robert Zeiders wear Simpson’s USC and Buffalo Bills jerseys, respectively, outside the Clark County courthouse in Las Vegas. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Fred Goldman leaves the Clark County courthouse in Las Vegas after attending O.J. Simpson‘s sentencing. In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Goldman’s son, Ron, and Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

O.J. Simpson’s Las Vegas legal odyssey began with his confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. The episode ramped up when the former USC and pro football star was arrested by Las Vegas police on Sept. 16, 2007. Here, he’s transferred to the Clark County Detention Center on the day of his arrest. (Isaac Brekken / Associated Press)

O.J. Simpson faces a possible life sentence for a six-minute confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino, an off-the-Strip hotel in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Christine Prody, O.J. Simpson’s girlfriend, enters the Las Vegas courthouse for his arraignment hearing. (Isaac Brekken / AP)

Simpson’s attorneys, Gabriel L. Grasso, second from left, and Yale Galanter, third from left, held a news conference after the arraignment, which drew plenty of reporters -- and publicity-seekers. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)