The Michael Jackson Trial

[KiwiCoromandel]

Prosecutor slams Jackson, asks jury to convict.......

Michael Jackson is a scheming serial paedophile with a drinking problem who should finally be held responsible for sexually abusing young boys, a prosecutor said yesterday, in a searing attack on the pop star during closing arguments in his molestation trial.

But Jackson's chief attorney called the charges a mean-spirited bid to "dehumanize" one of the world's best-loved entertainers and labelled the accusers "con artists, actors and liars."

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http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3302307a1860,00.html

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson Jurors Go Home Without Verdict

The child molestation case against Michael Jackson went to the jury Friday after the defense begged the panel to acquit the singer, portraying Jackson as a victim of grifters trying to pull "the biggest con of their careers." Jurors spent about two hours deliberating before going home for the weekend.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050603/D8AGDP2O1.html

[KiwiCoromandel]

Trial's End Bittersweet For Jackson Media....

The circus is preparing to leave town. Soon the makeshift tents will be dismantled, the portable toilets carted away and the swarm of media covering the Michael Jackson child sex abuse trial will pack up and go in search of the next big story.

more here.......

http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,12254-4444198,00.html

[DudeAsInCool]

The accuser's graphic drawing of MJ:

[DudeAsInCool]

Michael Jackson Treated in Emergency Room

Michael Jackson was taken to an emergency room Sunday for treatment of a back problem that has plagued him throughout his molestation trial, a spokeswoman said.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050605/D8AHO7G03.html

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson Jury Ends 1st Day of Deliberations

Jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial completed their first full day of deliberations Monday without reaching a verdict.

Little more than an hour into the day the jurors sent word to the judge that they had a question, but the query and its resolution were not publicly disclosed, drawing a protest from news media.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050606/D8AIDNN02.html

[KiwiCoromandel]

Jurors in Michael Jackson's sex-abuse trial completed their first full day of deliberations on Monday without reaching a verdict, while outside court the unexpected appearance of the pop star's apparently confused father nearly touched off a brawl.

more.......

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3305906a1860,00.html

[KiwiCoromandel]

Media frenzy as Michael Jackson jurors deliberate....

Jurors in Michael Jackson's sex-abuse trial resumed deliberations today, while the movements of the waiting pop star and his family created another media and fan frenzy.

Jackson, 46, who spent five hours in a hospital yesterday for treatment to a bad back, appeared to have left his Neverland Valley Ranch in a motorcade early in the morning for an unknown destination, witnesses said.

more.......

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1...jectID=10329478

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson jurors huddle for third day

Michael Jackson's jurors began their third day of deliberations over whether the superstar is guilty of child molestation and a plot to kidnap his accuser.

The eight men and four women of the jury filed out of two white mini-buses that ferried them to the courthouse to resume discussions over their verdict on the fate of the "King of Pop."

The "Jackson 12" on Monday huddled for six hours on Monday, their first full day of deliberations since they went out on Friday, in a windowless room in the California town of Santa Maria to which neither the judge nor the rival lawyers have access.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050607/1/3svbg.html

[Shawn]

Sounds hung.

[DudeAsInCool]

Sounds hung.

You mean like this?

[Shawn]

All I'm saying is that 'this' isn't what I meant. :bigsmile:

[KiwiCoromandel]

Jackson's dad gets wrong day in court.....

Michael Jackson's father worked himself into a lather after spotting his embattled son's vehicle heading to the carwash and mistakenly believing the US singer was headed back to court.

In a farcical twist to the pop legend's child sex trial, a panicked Joe Jackson turned up at court and demanded to see his son - who was waiting at home for jurors to decide his fate at the end of his child sex trial.

"I want to see my son," Joe Jackson insisted amid a commotion caused by his arrival, involving a throng of media, police and fans who have mounted a vigil outside the Californian court where Jackson is on trial..

more.......

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425828/589482/

[DudeAsInCool]

Judge in Jackson Case to Release Statement

In an unusual development with jury deliberations under way, the judge in the Michael Jackson case planned to release a statement Wednesday. The subject of the statement and the timing of its release were not immediately known.

The jury in Jackson's child molestation case ended deliberations for the day around 2:30 p.m. They finished and left the courthouse minutes after the plan to issue a statement was announced,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050608/ap_en_...ckson&printer=1

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson jury deliberates as fans grow edgy

The jury in Michael Jackson's sex-abuse trial deliberated on Wednesday for the third full day as a small army of fans waited anxiously outside court and an advisor to the pop star pleaded for calm.

The eight women and four men, who were handed the case by Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville last week, had spent about 14 hours deliberating as of Tuesday without reaching a verdict. They asked only one question, which the judge did not make public.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050608/people...dc_51&printer=1

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson Lawyer Says Gag Order Not Violated

A controversy over the gag order in the Michael Jackson case erupted Wednesday when Jackson's attorney issued a statement saying he had not authorized anyone to hold news conferences on the pop star's behalf.

It was originally announced that the court would release a statement, but the judge simply signed off on the statement before it was posted on the Web site.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050608/D8AJNC700.html

[DudeAsInCool]

Makeup of Jackson Jury Seems to Favor Prosecution

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/09/national/09jackson.html?

[KiwiCoromandel]

Prison would be tough if Jackson convicted...

As a nervous Michael Jackson awaits the verdict of the jury in his child sex abuse trial, an even tougher future may be awaiting him in a California state prison if he is convicted.

more.........

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1...jectID=10329904

[KiwiCoromandel]

Abbreviated deliberations for Jackson jury..

Jurors debate for only 2 1/2 hours; Jackson at hospital again.......

Jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case briefly resumed deliberations Thursday, the day after the pop star made another trip to the hospital for follow-up treatment to his back problems.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8158449/

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson Jurors Face Daunting Instructions

Jurors deciding the child molestation case against Michael Jackson may have to reach as many as 20 separate decisions because of the complicated instructions given to them by the judge. It could take them a long time to sort it all out.

A detailed study of the 98 pages of legal instructions shows the panel is facing a task that could be confounding even to people familiar with the law. One of the toughest decisions could be whether Jackson participated in a conspiracy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050611/ap_en_...2VrBHNlYwNlbg--

[DudeAsInCool]

Jurors reach verdict in Michael Jackson trial

The jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial has reached a verdict, a court spokesman said on Monday

Jackson was expected to report to the courthouse in Santa Maria from his Neverland Valley Ranch, about 20 minutes away, for the reading of the verdicts at 4:30 pm EDT. Prosecutors and lawyers for the 46-year-old entertainer will also be on hand.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050613/ts_nm/..._dc_1&printer=1

[DudeAsInCool]

Jackson acquitted on all counts...

[DudeAsInCool]

Felony Charges Filed Against Mother of Jackson's Accuser

Los Angeles County prosecutors today filed five felony charges of welfare fraud and perjury against the mother of Michael Jackson's teenage accuser, the woman whose credibility was at the center of the pop star's acquittal on child molestation charges.

Prosecutors allege that Janet Arvizo received more than $18,000 in welfare benefits illegally by failing to disclose that she and her family had received thousands of dollars in the settlement of a civil lawsuit.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-08230...-home-headlines