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O.J. Simpson Looks For Second Chance, Asking For New Trial In Las Vegas

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May 10 2013, Published 10:23 a.m. ET

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From the Dream Team to the Hack Pack?

That's what O.J. Simpson claims: The former football great -- who wants a new trial or amended plea deal -- is slated to attend a five-day hearing next week in Las Vegas County District Court, in which he'll testify how his former lawyer Yale Galanter gave him poor legal advice regarding his 2007 run-in with two men in Las Vegas, as well as the trial stemming from the incident.

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He said Galanter's repeated mistakes in the case ultimately led to his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction the following year.

The NFL hall-of-famer claims the Florida lawyer, who he paid $700,000 for his services, told him prior to the confrontation that as long as he didn't trespass or touch