Request to postpone Simpson trial refused

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The judge in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery case on Wednesday refused defense lawyers' requests to postpone his trial.

"I'm here to tell you all that the April 7 trial date is going to be preserved," Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass told defense lawyers and prosecutors, noting that lawyers agreed on the date in November.

"There have been months to be able to prepare for this case," the judge said. "This is, despite what you've told me, not a complicated case."