OJ SIMPSON LEAVES COURT AFTER THE VERDICT IN SANTA MONICA

SAM06:SIMPSON:SANTA MONICA,CALIFORNIA,4FEB97 - O. J. Simpson (C), with his lawyer Robert Baker (L), leaves the Santa Monica Courthouse after being found liable on all counts in his civil trial, February 4. The jury awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages to the families of victims Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. gmh/Photo by Gary Hershorn REUTERS