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As attorneys in the Brothers case poked and prodded potential jurors for biases against "the system" one name returned again and again - O.J. Simpson. The foot-ball star, turned movie star, turned accused murderer was tried and acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife and companion more than a decade ago. But the case still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many potential jurors. Given a lengthy questionnaire, some of the jurors said they at times lacked confidence in the courts. When asked why, they gave a short answer - O.J. Simpson. And the attorneys did little follow up on this, as if the name alone is enough to convey their worries that intense media scrutiny spoiled the case. If the media attention in the Simpson case were the plague, the media attention Brothers has received would be a sneeze. After the initial rush of nationwide attention, Brothers has barely registered a blip outside of Kern County. But the defense worried that the hundreds of...
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