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December 3rd, 2008
Posted: 02:33 PM ET
By Ashley Broughton Simpson should serve a six-year prison sentence — the lowest end of the minimum sentencing range — defense attorney Gabe Grasso said in a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday. Simpson faces a maximum sentence of up to life. A presentencing report recommends that he be sentenced to 18 years. A jury on October 3 convicted Simpson, 61, and co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart on 12 charges, including conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, assault and kidnapping with a deadly weapon. Their conviction stems from a September 13, 2007, incident at Las Vegas’ Palace Station hotel and casino. Prosecutors alleged that Simpson led a group of men who used threats, guns and force to take sports memorabilia from dealers Bruce Fromong and Al Beardsley |
 
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