>> we find the defendant theodore not guilty of the crime of assault. >> four los angeles police officers caught on videotape with use of a excessive force and a deadly weapon on rodney king and pop icon michael jackson accused and cleared of child molestation. >> we the jury in the above entitled case find the jury not guilty of allude act upon a minor child. >> these are some of the most well-known acquittals in american ju dish l history. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> what happened? did they reenter society and reclaim the lives they had? in the case of o.j. simpson, the case is now. 16 months after his criminal acquittal he was found guilty in a civil court to pay $33.5 million to the families of nicole simpson and ronald gold man and in 2008 he was convicted on 12 counts with kidnapping and armed robbery.