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The 61-year-old Simpson faces a maximum sentence of 33 years, but will be eligible for parole after serving nine.

The former football star was convicted on 12 charges - including conspiracy and assault with a deadly weapon - in October for his participation in the robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in September 2007.

Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass handed down the sentence to Simpson, who appeared in court wearing a dark blue prison jumpsuit and shackles.

"At a bail hearing, I said to Mr. Simpson that I didn't know if he was arrogant, ignorant, or both," Glass said. "During the trail I got my answer, and it was both."

Simpson, who did not testify during the trail, was accused of walking into a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13, 2007 with five other men and robbing the memorabilia dealers of items Simpson said had been stolen from him.

He explained to Glass on Friday that he frequently saw his stolen possessions show up in various places, including on the Internet, and he simply was trying to reclaim those items.

"I wasn't there to hurt anybody, I just wanted my personal things," Simpson, his voice shaking at times, told Glass prior to sentencing. "And I realize I was stupid and I'm sorry. I didn't mean to steal anything from anybody and I didn't know I was doing anything illegal.

"I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property. I'm sorry, sorry for all of it. I didn't mean to hurt anybody and didn't mean to steal from anybody."

Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, was convicted of the same charges, and also received a sentence of at least nine years. Both men had pleaded not guilty to all charges, including conspiracy, coercion and assault with a deadly weapon.