That's not exactly the way it happened.
Piss poor prosecutors and a great defense team got him off the murder charge.
He put himself in prison trying to get back some memorabilia while acting like a common thug.
Financial issues had zero to do with either.
That "great defense team" cost a ton on money in the 1st trial. They did not work for free.
"Simpson was represented by a high-profile defense team, also referred to as the "Dream Team", which was initially led by Robert Shapiro[9][10][11] and subsequently directed by Johnnie Cochran. The team also included F. Lee Bailey, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kardashian, Robert Blasier, and Gerald Uelmen. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld specialized in DNA evidence. Working with Cochran were Carl E. Douglas and Shawn Holley."
This lineup most likely cost MILLIONS of Dollars.
They were not called the dream team for nothing.
I can promise you that I could not afford a "Dream Team" like that.
To say that "financial issues had zero to do with either" is very short sighted.
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