Despite being found guilty of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges last year and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison as a result, OJ Simpson may soon be loose.
His attorneys are asking that his felony convictions be reviewed by a Nevada Supreme Court panel and are requesting be released on bail while the justices go over the case.
The justices are weighing whether Simpson or Stewart might flee, whether they pose a danger to the community, and if they have a good chance of winning their appeals.
It is unusual for the Nevada Supreme Court, the state's only appeals court, to hear oral arguments about bond, and it would be even more unusual for OJ and his co-defendant to be released. The last such high-profile appellant to get such a chance in Nevada skipped town after posting $100,000 in 1978.
In September 2007, OJ - accompanied by a group of men - barged themselves into a Las Vegas casino hotel room to confront two sports memorabilia dealers who he suspected stole his property. The incident escalated when OJ pulled out a gun and blocked the hotel room door, preventing the dealers from leaving.
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