O.J. Simpson Back in Court; Simpson Seeking New Trial In Last Ditch Attempt For Freedom

Today, O.J. Simpson will return to a Las Vegas courtroom to fight for a final shot at freedom from a 2008 conviction of a hotel robbery that sent him to jail for what Simpson claimed as just an attempt to retrieve personal memorabilia that was allegedly stolen from the former Heisman trophy winner. 

Simpson, now 65, is known mostly for this 1995 trial or also commonly referred to as the "trial of the century" where Simpson was widely publicized and tried, but ultimately acquitted, for the murder of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. 

The 1995 "trial of the century" is known as one of the most widely publicized events in American history.

But what landed the former football star in jail was when Simpson gathered  a group of friends and aquiatances to go with him to a him to a hotel where he was told some men were attempting to sell his personal belongings.

However the plan went wrong when one of his men pulled out a gun. No one was injured, but the sellers called the police, none the less.

A tape recording of the whole operation, provided by Tom Riccio, would also turn out to be very powerful evidence against Simpson.

Simpson is seeking freedom in what lawyers often call a "Hail Mary motion," a writ of habeas corpus. It claims he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed and a new trial ordered, according to "The Huffington Post."

Simpson contends his trial attorney never told him about a plea bargain that had been offered by prosecutors. He also said in a sworn statement that the same attorney knew about the memorabilia sting before it happened, and "he advised me that I was within my legal rights," according to "Fox News."

Simpson is currently serving his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada. He was sentenced to a maximum of 33 years in prison, and must serve at least nine years before his is eligible for parole. Simpson will not be eligible for parole until he is 70.