The O.J. Simpson and Scott Petersen Trials

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This paper compares and contrasts the O.J. Simpson trial, where former football star, O.J. Simpson, was accused of murdering his wife and then found innocent of the charges, and the Scott Petersen trial, where Petersen was accused of murdering his wife and unborn child and subsequently found guilty of the charges. The paper analyzes the two trials, looks at why the verdicts of the two juries were different, and describes what the author of the paper believes to be weaknesses in the U.S. judicial system.

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"The Scott Peterson trial has provoked as much debate around America as OJ Simpson's trial did a few years ago. The similarities between the two cases are remarkable. However, there are also important differences: OJ caught his wife with her lover, while Scott Peterson killed (or so it would seem) his pregnant wife to be with his mistress. They both committed a double murder, but the decisions of the two juries were opposite. This fact was caused by multiple factors."

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