By Diana (General News Editor)

Former football star O.J. Simpson is no stranger to the courtroom and on Friday, March 7, 2008, Simpson’s attorneys will be back in court for a hearing concerning motions underlying his case. Simpson’s most recent judicial exploit is linked to a Las Vegas sports memorabilia robbery from September 2007 in which Simpson had, according to Nevada authorities, led five men to retrieve personal memorabilia including sports collectables and a suit worn by Simpson during his famed murder trial. Twelve charges have been brought against Simpson involving conspiracy, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and robbery - charges that can easily send Simpson to prison for life.

So what is at stake on March 7, 2008? Earlier in February, Simpson’s attorneys filed court papers claiming that prosecutors did not meet evidentiary standards to prosecute Simpson, now 60. Simpson’s attorneys seek that half of their client’s twelve charges be dropped and have asked for a separate trial from the other defendants. Although these motions are critical in Simpson’s future, the most significant motion surrounds questions involving jury selection and the request to prohibit the prosecution’s potential discussion of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman’s murders in Simpson’s current case. Now any objective judge would grant the latter motion; however, how can the memory of Simpson’s infamous murder case be effaced from the memory of the prospective jurors?

If Simpson’s past looms over his current court case, which it will, Simpson can face serious consequences whether the “the glove fits” or not. The legal system holds everyone innocent until proven guilty, but who doesn’t have preconceived notions about Simpson? It is unlikely that Simpson will get a completely non-discriminatory jury and the former football star’s trial, scheduled for April 7, 2008, is just around the corner. What does the future hold for Simpson? You decide:

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