O.J. Simpson wants charges dropped in robbery case

O.J. Simpson filed court papers seeking dismissal of half the charges against him, saying prosecutors in Nevada failed to meet legal standards to prosecute him for kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy, his lawyer said Friday.

"We're challenging things that we think should never have been let go to the District Court," said the attorney, Gabriel Grasso.

Grasso filed court papers Thursday claiming prosecutors didn't meet the evidentiary standards to prosecute the former football star on six of the 12 charges against him.

"They're charging O.J. with ... the specific intent to commit robbery," Grasso said, citing Nevada law underlying the felony charge of robbery.

"He wasn't stealing from somebody else. He was taking back something that was his."

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