O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing

O.J. Simpson was convicted for his part in a September 2007 crime in which he and several accomplices entered a Las Vegas hotel room and took hundreds of pieces of memorabilia from two men.

One of the men with Simpson brandished a gun during the incident, and Simpson ordered no one could leave the room.

Simpson said he was trying to retrieve items that belonged to him, including family photos, but the group left with many items that had nothing to do with Simpson.

He was convicted in October 2008 on all 12 counts – three counts of conspiracy; one count of burglary with use of a deadly weapon; and two counts each of kidnapping, robbery, assault and coercion, all with use of a deadly weapon.

In 2013 The Nevada Board of Parole granted Simpson parole on five of the counts for which he was convicted.  Simpson will now have a parole hearing on the remaining counts for which he was convicted.

The hearing will be conducted from the Carson City office of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners, with Simpson on a video teleconference from Lovelock.

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Only four members of the seven-member Nevada parole board will be present at the public hearing in Carson City, which is where these four are based. They are Connie S. Bisbee (chairman), Tony Corda, Adam Endel and Susan Jackson. At the end of the hearing, they will deliberate in private, which is not expected to last more than 30 minutes. They will then return to the hearing room and vote in public.

Because four votes are required to grant or deny parole, the four attending the hearing must be unanimous. If they are not, they will consult with two other members who are based in Las Vegas, with the seventh seat on the board currently vacant. They will be briefed and vote until they have four in agreement or deadlock at a 3-3 vote. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has appointed someone to the seventh seat, but that person won’t begin his/her term until after this hearing.

The board’s decision weighs heavily – but not exclusively – on a points system that considers 11 factors, including criminal history, age and gender, history of alcohol and/or drug abuse, and behavior as an inmate.

If parole is denied a rehearing date would be set by the panel for some time between one and three years later. Simpson’s ultimate release date — without parole or further infractions — is currently set for September 2022, though it can fluctuate based on time earned. If the vote is split 3-3, parole will be denied for a period of six months and a new hearing would be scheduled for January 2018. The board would be fully staffed by seven at that point, unless there are further changes.