O.J. Simpson granted parole after serving nearly nine years in prison

A Nevada parole board has granted O.J. Simpson parole from prison after he served nearly nine years following a conviction on armed robbery and other charges.
O.J. Simpson (Creative Commons photo via Wikimedia.org)
On Thursday, the four-person panel unanimously voted to grant parole. The parole board said that Oct. 1 is the earliest the former NFL star is eligible for release.
NPR’s Ina Jaffe walked us through the incident that led to his conviction:
“[H]e was convicted of a botched