“You’re looking at an uphill battle to ask a jury to tag O. J. Simpson with anything,” said Peter Bozanich. Peter was director of Branch and Area. I respected Peter, who was among the best in sizing up the strength of a case. “You got him, there’s no question about that,” he said, in a resigned, almost philosophical tone, “but the guy’s a hero, and people aren’t going to want to drop the hammer on him.” Peter was right. I knew it. Hell, we all did. But I felt that as a matter of principle, we should ignore O. J. Simpson’s celebrity in our decision to charge. A defendant, regardless of personal
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