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 […]
‘Jurors have been sent home for the weekend, after starting to consider their verdict in the child abuse trial of American pop star Michael Jackson.
The jury was sent out after rival lawyers finished closing statements. Mr Jackson’s lawyer tried to discredit his accusers and dismiss their claims.
The jury of eight women and four men deliberated […]
‘The family of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse are “liars” and “con artists”, the singer’s lawyer has told jurors in his closing arguments.
But as the jury prepares to discuss a verdict, prosecutors painted the star as a serial paedophile who should be held responsible for abusing boys.
Mr Jackson is believed to have […]
‘The jury in Michael Jackson’s child abuse trial has been given permission to reduce one of his charges if they feel unable to reach a guilty verdict.
Judge Rodney Melville gave the jury instructions on how to go about reaching a verdict on Wednesday.
He said they could decide Mr Jackson gave teenager Gavin Arvizo alcohol but […]
‘A subdued Michael Jackson sat silently in court on the eve of closing arguments in his child-molestation trial, well aware that within a matter of days his future will be placed in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments in his case were to begin Thursday with jurors expected to get the case sometime Friday.
“It’s […]
‘The jury in Michael Jackson’s child abuse trial could begin deliberating its verdict by Friday, the judge said.
Judge Rodney Melville discussed instructions to be given to the jury at the close of the three-month Santa Barbara Superior Court case.
“I want to get the case out late Friday,” he told prosecution and defence lawyers on Tuesday.’
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‘While jurors in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson have the day off Tuesday, attorneys face a crucial task: Figuring out what instructions panelists should receive before beginning deliberations.
Both sides rested their cases Friday after prosecutors played jurors a tape of the first law enforcement interview with the singer’s accuser. Defense attorneys had said […]
‘The jury in the Michael Jackson trial heard the singer on Thursday, but not from the witness stand. Over Prosecution objections, the defense showed a video recorded by Jackson’s personal videographer during the filming of ”Living With Michael Jackson,” a TV documentary.’
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‘The judge in the Michael Jackson trial was told that jurors were overheard during a break laughing at a remark that might have been mocking a witness, but no court action was planned.
“It is an unsubstantiated rumor and there is no investigation,” Darrel Parker, a court administrator, said Wednesday.
Jurors are strictly barred from talking about […]
‘It’s three weeks down and many more to go for jurors in the Michael Jackson child-molestation trial.
Already they’ve heard opening statements and testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, and they likely will hear much more before reaching the deliberation room. Opening statements in the case began Feb. 28 after a month of jury selection, […]