# OJ **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj/476425 "2008-12-09T18:37:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj/476425/21 "2008-12-12T22:48:18Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > I have no doubt that the man was guilty and that the jury made a terrible decision. That said, the prosecution put forward a very poorly organized case. . Don’t you think there’s a bit of a contradiction there? Under the law, the prosecution is required to prove their case. If the prosecution fail to organise their case well- and they did - then returning a not guilty verdict is the right decision. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj/476425/22 "2008-12-12T22:53:46Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Don’t you think there’s a bit of a contradiction there? Under the law, the prosecution is required to prove their case. If the prosecution fail to organise their case well- and they did - then returning a not guilty verdict is the right decision. Absolutely. It’s a good point but I feel that as bungled as the prosecution was, the DNA was so overwhelming that there really couldn’t be any other conclusion reached. It was a decision based more on emotion than on logic. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj/476425/23 "2008-12-12T23:34:19Z")
I dont remember the details, but IIRC the DNA analysis followed some sloppy lab procedure, where there was a good chance of contaminating the samples. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj/476425.md?page=1)