On First Take, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claims he would have done a better job than the prosecution in the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial.
ESPN is in the middle of releasing a five-part 30 for 30 documentary series on O.J. Simpson titled “O.J.: Made in America”. This past spring, FX released “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” to widespread acclaim.
22 years since the infamous White Bronco chase and the subsequent murder trial involving the former Heisman winner and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, people just cannot get enough of what has become known as the Trial of the Century.
On ESPN 2’s First Take on Monday, co-host Stephen A. Smith unleashed his latest hot take, this one involving the O.J. Simpson murder trial.
Smith attacked both key members of the prosecution, Marcia Clark and Chris Darden, stating “they did a horrendous job” with all the evidence that was on their side in the high-profile murder case. Smith stated that if he were in their shoes, “there is no way… that Johnnie Cochran would have beaten me with the evidence that they had…. I would have won that trial.”
Cochran and his all-star litigation team successfully defended Simpson in the high-profile trial, having both counts of murder acquitted. The was a case that captivated the entire country and still does to this day.
The prosecution definitely didn’t do themselves any favors with their multiple examples of botching evidence. The advent of conclusive DNA was in its infancy in the mid-1990s when the trial took place in Los Angeles. The internet had just come into being and social media was still years from coming to the forefront.
Smith’s controversial stance on the prosecution’s ineptitude is merely coming from a place of immense hindsight. Over 22 years later, the fascination with the Trial of the Century continues to hold this nation captivated.
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