Update: O.J's Back

OJ Simpson has once again been thrust into the media limelight, following allegations of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from a suspected sports memorabilia heist. Defense attorneys had argued during a preliminary hearing that the case was based on the accounts of con artists and crooks, and they asked for the charges to be dropped.
Kidnapping convictions could result in a life sentence with possibility of parole. Armed robbery convictions would require some time in prison.

The case stemmed from a Sept. 13 confrontation in a casino hotel room where Simpson and a group of men are accused of stealing items from two sports memorabilia dealers.



Outside the courthouse, Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, argued again that the former football star was trying only to reclaim family heirlooms and that he believed no crime was committed.
Simpson, 60, has maintained that no guns were displayed during the confrontation, that he never asked anyone to bring guns and that he did not know anyone had guns.
"The gun component is critical here because it would increase Simpson's prison time if he ultimately is convicted," says CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen. "That's why he's already claimed that he had no idea that guns would be used to - as he put it - 'get back his stuff.'