O.J. Simpson will be eligible for parole this year and could get out of prison this fall depending on the results of a hearing that is likely to happen sometime in July.
Simpson could be free as early as Oct. 1, according to Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners spokesman David Smith, and there are several things in his favor, CNN reported.
Simpson, a former NFL Hall of Famer, was acquitted in 1995 in the deaths of his ex-wife Nichole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, but was convicted in 2008 on kidnapping, armed robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon charges in a 2007 incident in a Las Vegas hotel room, CNN noted.
He has been serving a nine- to 33-year sentence at the Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center, near Reno, according to "Inside Edition."
Las Vegas criminal defense attorney Daniel Hill told Sports Illustrated he predicts Simpson will fare well in his July board hearing and the fact that he turns 70 in July will also play a factor.
"He's the kind of person who gets paroled," Hill told Sports Illustrated. "He has done a significant amount of time and, by all accounts, hasn't caused any problems."
Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman's father, told CNN that he was not surprised Simpson may be released but suggested he hasn't seen any sign of reform.
"Simpson has proven over and over again, throughout his life, he has absolutely no concern for the law or authority," Goldman said, according to CNN.
Factors working against Simpson include the severity of his crime, and his past drug/alcohol use/abuse, CNN said.
Interest in Simpson has picked up in popular culture recently. "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" won two Golden Globes in January including for best limited television series and eight Emmy Awards last year, including one for outstanding limited series.
The ESPN Films documentary "O.J.: Made in America" won the Academy Award for best documentary last month.
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