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

Galanter reminded the jury of a surreptitious recording of police investigators in the hotel room after the incident. "They're making jokes. They're saying things like, 'We're gonna get him,'" he said.

However, in the prosecution's rebuttal, attorney Chris Owens downplayed that recording.

"It's just amazing that it wasn't worse than what was said on there," Owens said. "Anytime you involve something with celebrity like this, it's typical for anybody to start talking about jokes and things of that nature, but you got to hear all of that."

Police and prosecutors were, in fact, careful and waited to get facts, Owens said.

"Mr. O.J. Simpson as a victim?" he scoffed. "He tends to think of himself as a victim."

Urging the jury to convict Simpson, Owens said Simpson was arrogant for thinking he could commit a crime "against the dignity and the peace of the state of Nevada."