OJ Simpson Case Study

INSTRUCTIONS

In this lesson you will read articles about the infamous O.J. Simpson murder case. Once you have finished reading the articles, you will write a persuasive essay trying to convince your audience either,that O.J. Simpson's verdict was appropriate or inappropriate. You must use facts to support your opinions and use information you've learned in this unit to analyze the evidence at the crime scene.

Read these articles to learn about the details of O.J. Simpson's murder case.

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/09/us/the-simpson-case-the-details-testing-the-blood-3-ways.html

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/forensic-investigation-of-the-oj-simpson-trial/

If you were on the jury in the OJ Simpson trial, what do you think was the strongest evidence against OJ to find him guilty? What was the strongest evidence used by the defense to prove him innocent? Whose evidence was stronger?