Judge Works on Michael Jackson Jury Instructions
‘The judge in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial said jurors may consider allegations of past wrongdoing against the pop star as long as they conclude the allegations are true.
The decision was one of several reached Tuesday by Judge Rodney S. Melville as he and lawyers in the case tried to work out instructions the jury will receive before beginning deliberations, likely this week. Jackson was not in court.
Melville planned to finish hearing arguments from the lawyers Wednesday morning, then bring the jurors back into court in the afternoon to give them their instructions. He scheduled closing arguments to begin Thursday.
Another instruction approved by the judge addressed the importance of the TV documentary “Living With Michael Jackson,” in which Jackson’s future accuser appeared with Jackson and the pop star said he allowed children to sleep in his bed in an innocent, non-sexual way.
“I’m willing to give …. the instruction, ‘The video of Living With Michael Jackson is not offered for the truth of what is said except for certain identified passages,’” the judge said. “’The rest is considered hearsay and you can only consider that it aired and its impact if any on Mr. Jackson.’”’
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