O.J. Simpson convicted, jailed in Las Vegas

O.J. Simpson, the former football star who was famously cleared of double murder in the sensational 1990s 'Trial of the Century', was found guilty on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery case on Friday.

Simpson was convicted along with co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart on the 13th anniversary of his controversial 1995 acquittal and immediately jailed by Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass.

Both Simpson, 61, and Stewart, 54, face mandatory minimum sentences of five years behind bars and could be sentenced to life in prison.The star-athlete-turned-actor appeared sombre and emotional as the verdict was read late on Friday night, and winced as he was handcuffed by marshals and led from the courtroom into a holding cell.

His sister, Carmelita Durio, collapsed in the courtroom gallery and his daughter Arnelle sobbed as he and Stewart were led away. Durio was treated by paramedics.

Lawyers for Simpson and Stewart asked Glass to let the two men remain free pending sentencing on December 5 - a request the judge summarily rejected. Simpson's lead attorney, Yale Galanter, said he would appeal the conviction, which came after some 13 hours of deliberation in a single day by the jury of nine women and three men.

Galanter said Simpson's past as a notorious murder defendant, widely seen as having eluded justice in Los Angeles, was a factor in the swift verdict reached by the Las Vegas jurors.

"The verdict was not a shock. We knew it going in, there was a lot of baggage," he said.

Galanter said the jurors' answers on questionnaires indicated that they were predisposed to find Simpson guilty.