OJ faces 15 years to life for the kidnapping charge and at least another 10 years in prison on other charges. His attorney, Yale Galanter, said he would appeal.

He seemed stunned and showed little emotion as the verdicts were read and the judge denied him bail. As his sister, Carmelita, wept and fainted in the front row, he was led away in handcuffs. Mr. Simpson is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 5.

Later his attorney Mr. Galanter said, “He’s extremely upset, extremely emotional.  We knew this was going to be very difficult, we knew the jury was going to be very difficult, we knew the jurisdiction would be very difficult.”

Clark County District Attorney David Roger, the lead prosecutor in the case, said his office would not comment on the case until after sentencing. None of the jurors spoke to the media on Friday.

The case stems from charges that Simpson led five men into a Palace Station Hotel-Casino room and stole hundreds of items of memorabilia related to the sports careers of Simpson and three other athletes.  Simpson claims these items were stolen from him and he was merely retrieving them.  

According to the victims, Bruce L. Fromong and Alfred Beardsley, they were led to believe that a prospective buyer was coming to browse the goods when Simpson and his crew burst into the room. Several witnesses testified that the crew had at least one gun.  The weapon adds years to the minimum sentences for nine of the 12 charges, which also included conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping, burglary, robbery, assault and coercion.

The all-white jury of nine women and three men deliberated for 13 hours before delivering the guilty verdicts.  The fact that there were no blacks among the jurors would make it likely be part of an appeal.

Convicted with Simpson, 61, was Clarence Stewart, 54, one of the five men who accompanied Mr. Simpson in the raid. Mr. Stewart faces the same sentences.  The other defendants testified against Simpson and pleaded to lesser charges.

“This case has never been about a search for the true facts,” Mr. Galanter said. “This case has taken on a life of its own because Mr. Simpson’s involved. You know that, I know that, every cooperator, every person with a gun, every person who signed a book deal, every person who got paid money, the police, the district attorney’s office, was only interested in one thing: Mr. Simpson.”