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To: OrangeHoof

Those cases are not evidence in the Simpson trial. I do not doubt that the LAPD has problems but there was no credible evidence of tampering in the Simpson trial. The combination of physical evidence, injuries to Simpson, circumstantial evidence, and Simpon’s flight were overwhelming.


56 posted on 01/12/2011 6:57:57 AM PST by businessprofessor
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To: businessprofessor
but there was no credible evidence of tampering in the Simpson trial.

Absolutely wrong. Dr. Henry Lee testified that the blood found that was Simpson's at the crime scene had preservative in it. Simpson had voluntarily given a blood sample earlier that day which Fuhrman and Van Natta took with them. Later, Van Natta testified that, after getting Simpson's sample, he returned to the crime scene before taking the blood sample to the lab - a violation of LAPD procedures. The obvious charge is that they planted Simpson's blood at the crime scene, after the fact and Dr. Lee's testimony said the blood they got that matched Simpson found at the crime scene had preservative in it - the type put at the bottom of a test tube when you are getting a sample. The LAPD admitted they did not follow the proper procedures of evidence chaining and left open the opportunity, if not the actual fact, that the blood evidence tying OJ to the crime scene had been planted there by Van Natta or Fuhrman - that it was not there the night of the crime. The prosecution had no response other than to express outrage that the defense would question the integrity of the police - an integrity which later proved to be suspect when evidence-tampering cases became rampant from the LAPD not long afterwards. THAT is reasonable doubt. Or do you prefer convicting someone on the basis of tampered evidence when there's no murder weapon and no confession? I'm not saying OJ didn't do it. I'm saying that the evidence the jury was given did not proof guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and subsequent discovery of LAPD evidence tampering only supports that doubt.

61 posted on 01/12/2011 9:13:00 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: businessprofessor
I do not doubt that the LAPD has problems but there was no credible evidence of tampering in the Simpson trial.

Really? Do you remember this?

Remember the presence of blood preservative in the blood evidence on the socks and gloves?

I remember that. How did that preservative get in the blood from his socks? Or do you think that blood preservative courses through Simpson's veins?

65 posted on 01/12/2011 12:28:45 PM PST by Netizen
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