O.J. Simpson convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery, faces life in prison

During the closing arguments of the trial, the prosecution said Simpson recruited a pack of burly men to pull off an armed robbery and kidnapping in a Las Vegas hotel room, but Galanter said his client was a victim of witnesses with ulterior motives and police who were out to get him.

Galanter acknowledged that attempting to steal back personal items from the memorabilia dealers at gunpoint is not the right thing to do. "Doing this on your own, going into this room, trying to recover stolen property, is not right. It's just not," he said.

"But being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a crook," he argued.

Galanter said his client became a target for prosecutors because of who he is, because of his past.

"This case has taken on a life of its own because of Mr. Simpson's involvement. You know that. I know that," Galanter told the jury.

"Every cooperator, every person who had a gun, every person who had an ulterior motive, every person who signed a book deal, every person who got paid money - the police, the district attorney's office, is only interested in one thing: Mr. Simpson. He has always been the target of this investigation, and nothing else mattered," he added.