Simpson, 70, just sat down for the video conference from the prison near Lovelock, Nevada.
Simpson will speak today
He will appear via video conference from prison in near Lovelock, Nevada. His family will be in the room with him during this hearing.
From CNN’s Rosalina Nieves:
OJ Simpson’s Attorney LaVergne just pulled up to Lovelock Correctional Center. With him are Simpson’s sister Shirley Simpson, his older daughter Arnell Simpson and his friend Tom Scatto.
Bruce Fromong — the victim who said he intends to speak in support of Simpson’s parole — also arrived at Lovelock in a separate car.
When Simpson was sentenced to a nine-to-33-year sentence for robbery and kidnapping, his lawyers argued that the punishment did not match the crime. They said it was a form of payback for his controversial acquittal in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
Here’s a look at both of those cases: