He walked away from the court room 13 years ago after he had been found not guilty in the so-called Trial of the Century. O. J. Simpson, former American football star and actor, was brought to trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in 1995 after a long trial. "In this case, justice delayed was not justice denied," said attorney Gloria Allred, who represented the family of Simpson's murdered ex-wife.

He was later found responsible for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in a civil trial, and he was forced to pay $33 million to the victims' estates. And that was it.

But a jury in Las Vegas late Friday night found O.J. Simpson guilty in another trial, one of armed robbery and kidnapping exactly 13 years sharp to the day after he was acquitted of murder. In the latest case, Simpson, 61, and co-defendant, Clarence Stewart, 54, were convicted on all 12 counts against them after 13 hours of jury deliberation. The armed robbery and kidnapping charges carry a mandatory five years behind bars and a potential life sentence. Sentencing was set for December 5 though.

Witnesses said the former star athlete once known as "The Juice" and five sidekicks stormed into Room 1203 of the Palace Station and held sports memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley at gunpoint, making off with thousands of dollars in collectibles.

The Hall of Fame football star was convicted 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 relating to Simpson's sporting career. Prosecutors said two of the men with him were armed; one of them said Simpson asked him to bring a gun.

Simpson's co-defendant was found guilty on all charges in the Las Vegas case as well and taken into custody as well.

Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, told the jury that his client never intended to commit a robbery but had wanted to reclaim personal mementos. "He has always been the target of this investigation, and nothing else mattered," Galanter said. Prosecutors said Simpson's owning the memorabilia was irrelevant; it was still a crime to try to take things by force.

The defense can file an appeal, but according to Stan Goldman, a law professor at Loyola Law School in California, it is unlikely to reverse the verdict.

Simpson was quite unexpressive as officers handcuffed him and walked him out of the courtroom. But his sister, Carmelita Durio, cried her eyes out behind him in the arms of Simpson's friend, Tom Scotto, who said "I love you" as Simpson passed by. As spectators left the courtroom, Durio eventually collapsed, according to the Associated Press.