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| OJ Simpson guilty of armed heist | OJ Simpson guilty of armed heist |
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| OJ Simpson has been found guilty on 12 charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and assault with a deadly weapon by a court in the US city of Las Vegas. | OJ Simpson has been found guilty on 12 charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and assault with a deadly weapon by a court in the US city of Las Vegas. |
| The former US football star and actor was accused of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers a year ago. | The former US football star and actor was accused of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers a year ago. |
| The armed robbery charges carry a mandatory jail sentence, and kidnapping carries a possible life term. | The armed robbery charges carry a mandatory jail sentence, and kidnapping carries a possible life term. |
| Simpson, 61, who denied the charges, was acquitted of murder in 1995 in what was dubbed "the trial of the century". | Simpson, 61, who denied the charges, was acquitted of murder in 1995 in what was dubbed "the trial of the century". |
| Cuffed | Cuffed |
| Asked by reporters on his way into court for the latest verdict, which was read late on Friday night local time, Simpson said he was prepared for the judgement. | Asked by reporters on his way into court for the latest verdict, which was read late on Friday night local time, Simpson said he was prepared for the judgement. |
| "You gotta be ready," the former Buffalo Bills star running back told journalists. | |
| Inside the court both Simpson and his accomplice, Clarence Steward, were found guilty on all charges by the Las Vegas jury. | Inside the court both Simpson and his accomplice, Clarence Steward, were found guilty on all charges by the Las Vegas jury. |
| Simpson blew out his cheeks and nodded as the verdicts were read out. | Simpson blew out his cheeks and nodded as the verdicts were read out. |
| He was then led away with his hands cuffed by police. He will be sentenced in December. | |
| In his previous trial, Simpson was accused of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. | |
| The not-guilty verdict came 13 years to the day before his conviction in Las Vegas, and shocked many in America. | |
| Mr Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil case and ordered to pay $33.5m (£19m) to Mr Goldman's family. | Mr Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil case and ordered to pay $33.5m (£19m) to Mr Goldman's family. |