Former football star O.J. Simpson will make a court appearance Wednesday, a day after prosecutors lengthened the list of charges against him for an alleged robbery of sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel last week. The 11 criminal counts include two counts of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon; and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. All but one of the listed offenses are felonies.The kidnapping charges were added Tuesday as the case took a more serious turn.
Prosecutors contend Simpson and his co-defendants -- Walter Alexander, Clarence Stewart and Michael McClinton -- committed kidnapping because they intended to hold or detain the two alleged victims using a weapon.
Simpson attorney Yale Galanter said his client has "a very substantial chance of being acquitted of those charges" and that "under the circumstances (Simpson) is doing well."
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