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The Hon. Lance Allan Ito presided over O.J. Simpson's 1995 double murder trial. At least as of 9/3/08, he is still a Los Angeles County "criminal" judge though not in downtown L. A. Source: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial/judges.htm [Personal note: The general public, with access to the media saw, heard or read MUCH more of the "OJ Show" than the jurors; for example, some of the motions and arguments when the jurors were not in the courtroom, in addition to the many analysts & outspoken opinions. Also, the District Attorney's office and the defense lawyers were permitted to speak their minds freely to the media (no gag order prevented them since this jury was sequestered). Jurors are not permitted to watch, read or talk about their case so weren't exposed to that "media frenzy". Subsequent interviews with at least 2 of the jurors revealed that they did not consider virtually any of the court evidence in deciding upon acquittal, not even that presented by the defense! The jury verdict must be 12-0 one way or the other in California]

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