‘More than a year after stunned fans watched authorities arrest Michael Jackson and charge him with molesting a 13-year-old boy at his Neverland Ranch, prosecution and defense lawyers on Monday finally get to outline their cases to a jury.

Opening statements will preview the essence of the trial - whether Jackson gave wine to the young cancer patient and then touched him inappropriately.

Both sides have compelling stories to tell, but the credibility of the boy, now 15, and his family likely will determine the outcome.

“You will see two different trials in opening statements,” said Loyola University law professor Laurie Levenson, “the prosecution’s case against Michael Jackson and the defense case against the boy’s mother.”‘

Read more at Lawyers to Present Cases in Jackson Trial

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