Jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more on video and other documented evidence than on witness testimony. Nevertheless the Juice seemed to have convicted himself with his own words as well. Juror Michelle Lyons said Sunday that they "could not rely on that witness testimony." They said the prosecution had a very strong case and that they didn't trust the testimonies of the men who took plea deals to testify against Simpson. In order to avoid a scandal similar to the one in 1995, the Jury chose to focus on strong evidence.

O.J. Simpson walked away from the court room 13 years ago after he had been found not guilty in the so-called “Trial of the Century,” after killing his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. But a jury in Las Vegas late Friday convicted the Hall of Fame football star of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges for gathering up five men a year ago and storming into a room at a hotel-casino, where the group stole several game balls, plaques and photos, and hundreds of items largely related to Simpson's sporting career. It appears that two of the men with him were armed; one of them said Simpson
asked him to bring a gun.

But seven of the 12 jurors in Simpson’s robbery trial decided to explain their verdict despite accusations coming from lawyers. Simpson attorney Yale Galanter has suggested that the jury of nine women and three men convicted him as "payback" for his 1995 double-murder acquittal. Galanter plans to make jury selection a cornerstone of his appeal.

One juror, Anne Sorge, 60, a bank employee, disagreed with Mr. Galanter’s remarks, saying the issue of the 1994 murders never came up in deliberations. “We never once referred to the past,” Ms. Sorge said. “We had so much information in front of us to consider. We had hours of detailed recordings, and we were comparing our notes on what the witnesses said. We watched what would clarify the information more. And remember, we watched and listened to everything in the courtroom a number of times.”

So it was the secret recordings that were made during the heist that sealed Simpson's fate, they said. “We listened to it over and over, We heard phrases in there, ‘Where did that come from?’ No one else caught it -- not the defense, not the state, not detectives,” said juror Michelle Lyons.

Judge Jackie Glass of District Court ordered Mr. Simpson remanded into custody until Dec. 5, when she is scheduled to sentence him. The most serious charges, two counts of kidnapping with a deadly weapon, carry a minimum sentence of 15 years to life with parole possible after five years. The dozen charges, which include robbery, burglary, conspiracy, assault and coercion, could carry a total minimum sentence of more than 50 years in prison if sentenced consecutively.

Attorney Yale Galanter told The Associated Press that Simpson will be living a lonely life, advised by his lawyers to do no media interviews and allowed to see only family members and a few friends placed on a special list at the jail.