<P> On June 20, Simpson was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to both murders . As expected, the presiding judge ordered that Simpson be held without bail . The following day, a grand jury was called to determine whether to indict him for the two murders . Two days later on June 23, the grand jury was dismissed as a result of excessive media coverage, which could have influenced its neutrality . Jill Shively, a Brentwood resident who testified that she saw Simpson speeding away from the area of Nicole's house on the night of the murders, told the grand jury that the Bronco almost collided with a Nissan at the intersection of Bundy and San Vicente Boulevard . Another grand jury witness, Jose Camacho, was a knife salesman at Ross Cutlery . He said he had sold Simpson a 15 - inch (380 mm) German - made knife, similar to the murder weapon, three weeks before the killings . Shively and Camacho were not presented by the prosecution at the criminal trial because they had sold their stories to the tabloid press . Shively had talked to the television show Hard Copy for $5,000, and Camacho sold his story to the National Enquirer for $12,500 . </P> <P> Rather than a grand jury hearing, authorities held a probable cause hearing to determine whether or not to bring Simpson to trial . This was a minor victory for Simpson's lawyers, because it would give them access to evidence as it was being presented by the prosecution in contrast to procedure in a grand jury hearing . After a week - long court hearing, California Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy - Powell ruled on July 7 that there was sufficient evidence to bring Simpson to trial for the murders . At his second arraignment on July 22, when asked how he pleaded to the murders, Simpson, breaking a courtroom practice that says the accused may plead using only the words "guilty" or "not guilty," firmly stated: "Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty ." </P> <P> District Attorney Gil Garcetti elected to file charges in downtown Los Angeles, as opposed to Santa Monica, where the crime took place . The decision would prove to be highly controversial, especially after Simpson was acquitted . It likely resulted in a jury pool with more Latinos, blacks, Asian - Americans, and blue - collar workers than would have been found from Santa Monica . </P> <P> Veteran LAPD detective Tom Lange led the murder investigation . The prosecution decided not to seek the death penalty and instead sought a life sentence . The TV exposure made celebrities of many of the figures in the trial, including the presiding judge, Lance Ito . </P>

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