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OJ Prosecution Rests After Witness Waffles

Posted Sep 29, 08 8:49 PM CDT in Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – Prosecutors rested their case in the OJ Simpson robbery-kidnapping trial today after a state witness waffled under cross-examination, AFP reports. Michael McClinton admitted that he had not told police about Simpson's request to bring a gun to rob memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas last year. But he testified last week that Simpson had asked him to bring a gun, the AP reports.

"It may have slipped my mind," McClinton said. "But Mr. Simpson knew I had a gun. He read my concealed weapons permit." The defense then trotted out their first witness, returning memorabilia dealer and convicted felon Alfred Beardsley to the stand. He reiterated that he thought Simpson was innocent. "Everything just smelled of a setup," he said of the alleged robbery.
Sources: AFP, Associated Press

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Clark County District Attorney David Roger, left, shows witness Michael McClinton a document during O.J. Simpson's trial in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept., 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)
Michael McClinton testifies in court during O.J. Simpson's trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept., 2008.   (AP Photo)
O.J. Simpson reacts as he gets out of his chair during his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo/Steve Marcus, Pool)
O.J. Simpson appears in court during his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 in Las Vegas.   (AP Photo)
Judge Jackie Glass covers her face as she presides over O.J. Simpson's trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept., 2008.   (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)
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