OJ Judge Bars Goldman Lawyer From Testifying

Prosecution in Vegas robbery sought to tie Simpson's mindset to 90s slaying
By Ambreen Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT
OJ Judge Bars Goldman Lawyer From Testifying
Simpson's golfing buddy testified today that he asked him to bring guns to a confrontation with memorabilia dealers.   (AP Photo)

The skeletons are back in the closet for OJ Simpson today after a judge said a lawyer for the Goldman family—who won a civil verdict against the former football star in the slaying of their son—can't testify in Simpson’s current armed-robbery trial, AP reports. The prosecution argued it would help establish motive in the alleged incident with Las Vegas memorabilia dealers; the defense feared David Cook would prejudice jurors. (More OJ Simpson stories.)

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