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2008-03-30 22:24:01 UTC
F. Lee Bailey Says O.J. 'Absolutely Didn't Do It'
FROM: The Boston Globe (March 13th) ~
By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, Staff Writers
F. Lee Bailey has defended plenty of guilty people, but he
swears O.J. Simpson isn't one of them. "He absolutely
didn't do it," the celebrated defense attorney still insists.
Bailey, who grew up in Waltham, attended Harvard, and lives
now in Lynn, is talking for the first time about his involvement
in the Simpson case. Why? Because he's got a book to
promote, of course. Called "When the Husband Is the
Suspect: From Sam Sheppard to Scott Peterson - The
Public's Passion for Spousal Homicides," the book includes
a section on Simpson and the so-called "trial of the century."
(There's also a chapter on Wenham dermatologist Richard
Sharpe.)
Bailey, who helped discredit former LAPD detective Mark
Fuhrman's testimony about the bloody glove, says defending
O.J. proved to be a bad decision, both personally and
professionally.
"It's the worst thing that's ever happened to me," he said
yesterday. "It caused a free fall. People turned on me. Some
of my best friends, lawyers and judges, treated me like
[expletive]."
But don't think Bailey regrets springing Simpson. "I certainly
believe the guy didn't do it," he said, "and any intelligent
analysis of the case comes up with that conclusion." So
why do most people disagree? "Because the reporting on the
case wasn't good," he said. "People were told every day,
'He's guilty.' "
OJ did nothing wrong. absolutely nothing wrong.FROM: The Boston Globe (March 13th) ~
By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, Staff Writers
F. Lee Bailey has defended plenty of guilty people, but he
swears O.J. Simpson isn't one of them. "He absolutely
didn't do it," the celebrated defense attorney still insists.
Bailey, who grew up in Waltham, attended Harvard, and lives
now in Lynn, is talking for the first time about his involvement
in the Simpson case. Why? Because he's got a book to
promote, of course. Called "When the Husband Is the
Suspect: From Sam Sheppard to Scott Peterson - The
Public's Passion for Spousal Homicides," the book includes
a section on Simpson and the so-called "trial of the century."
(There's also a chapter on Wenham dermatologist Richard
Sharpe.)
Bailey, who helped discredit former LAPD detective Mark
Fuhrman's testimony about the bloody glove, says defending
O.J. proved to be a bad decision, both personally and
professionally.
"It's the worst thing that's ever happened to me," he said
yesterday. "It caused a free fall. People turned on me. Some
of my best friends, lawyers and judges, treated me like
[expletive]."
But don't think Bailey regrets springing Simpson. "I certainly
believe the guy didn't do it," he said, "and any intelligent
analysis of the case comes up with that conclusion." So
why do most people disagree? "Because the reporting on the
case wasn't good," he said. "People were told every day,
'He's guilty.' "