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result, the verdict was not read until the day after the jury deliberated. The jurors announced that Simpson was found “not guilty” of the murders. Many members of the public were stunned. Had the jury not considered the large amount of evidence that seemed to indicate Simpson’s guilt? Afterward, some the jurors explained some of the reasons for their decision. One claimed the prosecution had not proven that there was a long history of domestic abuse between Simpson and Brown, a key element of their case. Another asserted that a blood-covered glove found at the crime scene and presented by the prosecution as evidence did not fit Simpson, so it could not have been his. Simpson’s defense attorney Johnny Cochran had commented to the jury, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” 1 Some jurors admitted that although they believed Simpson had probably been involved in the murders, the

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Overview and History of Criminal Justice