OJ Simpson could soon walk free as he faces Nevada parole board

OJ Simpson, the former NFL star famously acquitted of the murder of ex-wife, Nicole Brown, but later jailed for armed robbery and assault with a weapon, is expected to be a free man soon.

The 70-year-old will today ask four members of the parole board to let him walk free in October, and given that he has a clean record behind bars, his request is likely to be granted.

The same four commissioners already granted OJ parole on the lesser charges of kidnapping, robbery and burglary at a hearing in July 2013, leaving him with a minimum nine years of his 33-year sentence.

According to The Guardian, the rate of inmates who are granted parole in discretionary hearings held as they approach their minimum sentence is around 82%.

OJ was convicted in 2008 after he and four other men attempted to retrieve sports memorabillia items that OJ claims were stolen from him.

"My crime was trying to retrieve for my family my own property," Simpson told the parole officials in 2013 before apologising.

"Make no mistake, I would give it all back, to get these last five years back."

At today's hearing, OJ is expected to explain where he would live and what he would do if he were to be granted parole.

Should parole be denied, OJ would be given another chance to plead his case in 2020.