Simpson, who did not testify during the trial, defied earlier speculation that he would not speak at this sentencing hearing to offer a lengthy and rambling account. Simpson explained to the judge: "I am sorry. I did not mean to steal anything from anyone. I thought I was confronting friends." In general, in his statement, Simpson offered a sympathetic and vindicating account of his actions before and after the incident at Palace Station for the first time in the legal process; yet interestingly, this was offered in a context that did not allow for cross-examination. Judge Glass pronounced Simpson arrogant and ignorant and sentenced him, adding in part:  "Everything in this case was on tape, and it's your own words that can be heard...that have brought you here to this seat in my courtroom," Glass said.  "I don't care what Beardsley or Fromong say now. Guns were brought. At least one gun was brought. ...Some poor tourist walking down the hallway could have been hurt. That is why we have rules in the state of Nevada....It was much more than stupidity. You went to the room. You took guns. You used force." She then sentenced him based on my understanding to a fixed term of what appears (I am not a lawyer) to be  a minimum of 16 years with a possibility of parole after 6-7  years.

UPDATE: According to Simpson's attorneys, the minimum Simpson will have to serve is 9 years before parole becomes a possibility.