Smash hit

October 24 - New charges of felony coercion are filed against Simpson, Stewart, Ehrlich and McClinton, bringing the total number of charges to 12.

October 29 - McClinton agrees to plead guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in return for giving evidence against Simpson.

November 8 - Simpson appears in Las Vegas Justice Court for a preliminary hearing.

November 14 - A justice of the peace rules that Simpson and two other men should stand trial on 12 charges, including kidnapping and robbery.

November 26 - Prosecutors file revised document in Clark County District Court dropping McClinton from the case and adding a list of 78 potential trial witnesses.

November 28 - Simpson, Stewart and Ehrlich plead not guilty to all 12 charges.

January 12, 2008 - Simpson is jailed after being accused of violating terms of his bail. His bondsman told US authorities the former football star tried to get him to pass a message to a co-defendant.

January 16 - Judge Jackie Glass reprimands Simpson and doubles his bail to 250,000 dollars (£141,386).

August 4 - Ehrlich agrees a plea deal, admitting attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary and agreeing to give evidence against Simpson.

September 8 - Jury selection begins with about 500 potential jurors at the Clark County District Court in downtown Las Vegas.

September 15 - The trial begins with US prosecutors urging jurors to find the "true face" of the former American football star.

October 3 - The all-white jury of nine women and three men retire to consider their verdicts, returning 13 hours later to unanimously convict Simpson and Stewart of all charges, 13 years to the day since Simpson was cleared of double murder.

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