He may have been acquitted of murder in the 1995 “Trial of the Century,” but he was found guilty on a dozen charges this time.

Thirteen years after being controversially cleared of the slayings of his ex wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, former football star O.J. Simpson was convicted on all charges in the much talked about Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery case on Friday.

The Hall of Fame NFL star may actually spend the rest of his life behind bars, as sentencing was scheduled for December 5.

Looking exhausted and serious, O.J. Simpson sighed deeply as the clerk in Clark County District Court read all the charges. Simpson was immediately jailed.

The 61-year-old ex athlete, as well as co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart, were convincted of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges for teaming up with other men approximately a year ago so as to raid a room of a hotel-casino and take several items, incuding game balls, photographs and plaques. According to prosecutors, two of the men who accompanied Simpson carried guns and, in addition to this, one of them testified that it was the former football star who asked him to bring the weapon.

While O.J. Simpson did not reveal much emotion as he was being handcuffed by officers, his sister, Carmelita Durio, shed a few tears on the shoulder of one of her brother’s friends, Tom Scotto, who uttered the words “I love you” as Simpson was being walked out of the courtroom.

Members of the jury avoided to look the defendants in the eye when they arrived in the courtroom. Moroever, they refused to answer any questions after the verdict was read.

O.J. Simpson’s legal representative, Yale Galanter, said that he would appeal the conviction, which came as a result of approximately 13 hours of deliberation by the nine women and three men in the jury.

Although Judge Jackie Glass did not offer any comment upon the verdict, she did thank the jurors for their services and rejected all motions regarding the defendants’ bail release.

The defense claimed throughout the trial that Simpson did not plan a robbery and that all he intended to do was to retrieve personal belongings which had been stolen from him. Furthermore, Simpson’s lawyers said that their client did not ask his friends to bring guns and that he had no idea that they were carrying weapons during the confrontation.

Simpson may face from five years to life imprisonment for the kidnapping charges and from two to 30 years behind bars for armed robbery.

May have O.J. Simpson’s past deeds affect the current trial? Well, everybody has expressed concern over this matter, as many people have been strongly disturbed by the fact that the former football player was acquitted of the double murder. During jury selection, Simpson’s legal representatives said they feared that others would see the case as an opportunity to punish Simpson for what he had been cleared years before.

Although the judge requested all jurors to put Simpson’s past behind, the defendant’s attorneys still doubt the accuracy of yesterday’s verdict.

Update: On Saturday Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, said he was happy with the verdict. "We're absolutely thrilled to see that the potential is that he could spend the rest of his life in jail," Goldman told CNN. "Right now, there is not much more to say other than we're going to wait to find out what else happens."

Simpson's attorney Yale Galanter had argued before the jury that his client was simply retrieving memorabilia that had been unlawfully taken from him. Galanter spoke with Simpson after the verdict and described him as "extremely upset, extremely emotional." He is to file a motion for a new trial and appeal the case.