Nevada court: Vegas DA office can handle OJ appeal

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors who handled O.J. Simpson’s conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges in Las Vegas can defend against the former football star’s latest bid for release from prison, the Nevada Supreme Court decided Thursday.

The ruling by the state high court in Carson City will affect the names of the players in upcoming court arguments about whether Simpson should get a new trial because defense attorneys mishandled his trial in 2008.

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