re: Norm MacDonald says that he's not completely sure that OJ is guilty of murder

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Why would he hand the knife to a judge and have it in a sealed envelope? Did the prosecution not know about any of this? How did he get the murder weapon to a judge in a sealed envelope and why wasn't this used by the defense or prosecution?

In addition, are you fricking insane?

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NY Times July 1 1994

" LOS ANGELES, July 1— The mystery of the O. J. Simpson case deepened today when the presiding judge refused to open a bulky manila produced earlier in the day by Mr. Simpson's chief lawyer, Robert L. Shapiro.

The judge, Kathleen Kennedy-Powell of Municipal Court, presiding over the preliminary hearing, interrupted testimony to announce that she had received a sealed envelope of evidence from the defense.

I do not know what is in that envelope," the judge said. "This is a novel situation for this court. I know it's a novel situation for me."

She said that all she could say about the envelope was that a retired judge of the Superior Court, Delbert Wong, acting as a special master, had "recovered whatever that item is."

"Where and when or what it is, I do not know," Judge Kennedy-Powell said.

The judge said it would be at least a week before she would decide whether to open the envelope.

Mr. Shapiro asked that the envelope remain sealed but offered no explanation of its contents. "It is evidence that is in possession of the defense and that we have no obligation to disclose," Mr. Shapiro said. "


NY Times Jan 25 1995

" LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25— A manila envelope that has been a mysterious part of the O. J. Simpson case since last July surfaced prominently today during opening statements by the defense, but the contents remained a mystery.

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., the lawyer who is giving the opening statement for Mr. Simpson, interrupted a recitation of defense exhibits by calling for a colleague to bring him something. It was the envelope.

William Hodgmen, a deputy district attorney, apparently fearing what was about to happen, rose to object. After a private conference with Judge Lance A. Ito, Mr. Cochran agreed to put the envelope aside and continued his remarks. "