O.J. Simpson was denied release by the Nevada Supreme Court which, as expected, rejected the ex-football Hall of Famer and Hollywood actor's request that he be allowed to wait out his appeal outside prison walls. Among other reasons, the court said Simpson represented a "flight risk." Think white Ford Bronco.

OJ Simpson mug shot.
AP Photo/Nevada Department of Corrections

O.J. Simpson mug shot, courtesy the Nevada state prison system.

A three-judge panel of the state's highest court said in its opinion:

Here, appellant was convicted of serious nonprobationable. violent offenses, committed with the use of a firearm. And, in denying bail pending appeal, the district court specifically found that appellant faced mandatory sentences and posed a flight risk. Having considered the applicable factors defined in Bergna (the relevant legal precedent) and the parties' arguments as to each factor, we are not convinced that appellant has met his burden. Accordingly, we deny the motion for bail pending appeal."

In December 2008, Simpson, 62, was sentenced to 33 years in prison with the possibility of parole after nine years for the kidnapping and robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in 2007. His sentence gave many people the sense that Simpson had finally received a measure of justice following his 1995 acquittal for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

C.J. Stewart, Simpson's accomplice in the Las Vegaskidnapping-robbery was also denied release.