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O.J. Simpson could be released from prison in October

By Jake Goldstein-Street

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: O.J. Simpson watches his former defense attorney Yale Galanter testify during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: O.J. Simpson watches his former defense attorney Yale Galanter testify during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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O.J. Simpson, who is currently in prison on burglary and kidnapping charges, could be released from prison as soon as October.

According to Andrew Blankstein and Daniella Silva of NBC News, O.J. Simpson has a parole hearing in July which could precipitate his release. However, the official date will not be released until mid-June, per the Nevada Department of Corrections. If the hearing is successful for the Hall of Fame running back, he could be released in October.

Simpson has been in prison for nine of the 33 years of his sentence and he served zero following the events of 1994-95.

Simpson was convicted in 2008, exactly 13 years of his acquittal for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, for armed robbery of sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He was granted parole, but not released, on some of the charges in 2013. The specific charges were two kidnapping charges, two robbery charges, and burglary with a firearm, according to NBC News. That parole decision required four more years in prison, which Simpson is serving, at the moment.

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Thomas Patton, the former Chairman of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners, outlined the options for Simpson’s parole hearing on Monday:

"“Grant release on parole, deny parole at this time and reconsider O.J. for parole at a later date, or deny parole and require O.J. to serve the remainder of his final sentence.”"

The final option would leave O.J. Simpson in prison until 2041. Simpson will be 94.

O.J. Simpson’s life has resurfaced over the past two years because of multiple critically acclaimed film works with the “trial of the century” at the forefront, such as The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and O.J. Made in America. The latter outlines the case that Simpson is currently serving time for.

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