15 May 2013 Last updated at 12:38 ET
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LIVE: OJ Simpson takes the stand
Former football star and actor OJ Simpson is testifying at a Nevada court hearing on his request for a new trial in an armed robbery case.
Simpson is expected to answer questions for at least a day. His lawyer said he was "excited about telling his story".
He was sentenced in 2008 for up to 33 years for the robbery at a Las Vegas hotel of what he said were stolen articles of personal memorabilia.
Simpson was acquitted of the murder of his former wife and her friend in 1995.
The five-day hearing in front of a judge seeks to determine if Simpson's complaints of ineffective representation by his original lawyer, Yale Galanter, will win him a new trial.
'A long day'On Wednesday, Simpson is expected to answer questions on each of the 19 points in support of his request from his lawyers.
He is then expected to face cross-examination from government lawyers who want to keep him in prison.
OJ Simpson told a court in 2008: "I'm sorry for all of it."
"It's going to be a long day," one of Simpson's lawyers, Patricia Palm said.
"He's going to have to testify to every point in the petition. But they can't do a little mini-retrial."
In 2007, the former football player was accompanied by five other men as he tried to reclaim family pictures and footballs peddled by sport memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.
During the incident, two of Simpson's alleged co-conspirators carried guns.
Simpson says former defence lawyer, Yale Galanter, was ineffective at the subsequent trial because he had a personal interest in keeping private his own advice to Simpson.
Mr Galanter, according to Simpson, had repeatedly assured him that he could take back items related to his sporting career - items Simpson believed had been stolen - as long as no-one trespassed and no force was used.
The defence lawyer also convinced the football player not to testify at his own trial and did not mention a plea deal from prosecutors that would have reduced his prison sentence, Simpson said.
The court has already heard testimony from Mr Galanter's co-counsel, Gabriel Grasso. Mr Grasso has testified that the decision to have Simpson not testify was Mr Galanter's decision.
The lawyer also accused Mr Galanter of lining his own pockets while telling him the defence was "operating on a shoestring" and could not afford to hire expert witnesses.
LIVE: OJ Simpson takes the stand
Former football star and actor OJ Simpson is testifying at a Nevada court hearing on his request for a new trial in an armed robbery case.
Simpson is expected to answer questions for at least a day. His lawyer said he was "excited about telling his story".
He was sentenced in 2008 for up to 33 years for the robbery at a Las Vegas hotel of what he said were stolen articles of personal memorabilia.
Simpson was acquitted of the murder of his former wife and her friend in 1995.
The five-day hearing in front of a judge seeks to determine if Simpson's complaints of ineffective representation by his original lawyer, Yale Galanter, will win him a new trial.
'A long day'On Wednesday, Simpson is expected to answer questions on each of the 19 points in support of his request from his lawyers.
He is then expected to face cross-examination from government lawyers who want to keep him in prison.
"It's going to be a long day," one of Simpson's lawyers, Patricia Palm said.
"He's going to have to testify to every point in the petition. But they can't do a little mini-retrial."
In 2007, the former football player was accompanied by five other men as he tried to reclaim family pictures and footballs peddled by sport memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.
During the incident, two of Simpson's alleged co-conspirators carried guns.
Simpson says former defence lawyer, Yale Galanter, was ineffective at the subsequent trial because he had a personal interest in keeping private his own advice to Simpson.
Mr Galanter, according to Simpson, had repeatedly assured him that he could take back items related to his sporting career - items Simpson believed had been stolen - as long as no-one trespassed and no force was used.
The defence lawyer also convinced the football player not to testify at his own trial and did not mention a plea deal from prosecutors that would have reduced his prison sentence, Simpson said.
The court has already heard testimony from Mr Galanter's co-counsel, Gabriel Grasso. Mr Grasso has testified that the decision to have Simpson not testify was Mr Galanter's decision.
The lawyer also accused Mr Galanter of lining his own pockets while telling him the defence was "operating on a shoestring" and could not afford to hire expert witnesses.