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THE PROSECUTION:

*Thomas Sneddon, 63, Santa Barbara County district attorney, 35 years as a prosecutor and 21 as a district attorney. Mr. Sneddon oversaw the investigation of Mr. Jackson in 1993 that crumbled when the accuser refused to testify after his family received a multimillion-dollar settlement from the entertainer. The tenacious former boxer was once nicknamed Mad Dog. He has said he has no political aspirations and intends to retire at the end of his term in 2006.

*Ron Zonen, 55, senior deputy district attorney who works in the sex crimes unit. He has handled several high-profile cases, including the trial of the five young men involved in the kidnap and murder of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz, in which the gunman was sentenced to death. He also won a rape and murder conviction in one of the first DNA cases in the state in 1990 and, more recently, used DNA to close a cold case from 1979.

*Gordon Auchincloss, 49, senior deputy district attorney who has handled numerous drug and conspiracy cases. His highest-profile murder case, against defendant Benjamin Ballesteros, charged with killing his girlfriend, is being held up by a challenge from defense attorney Robert Sanger concerning the ethnic makeup of the jury pool in Santa Barbara County.

*Gerald Franklin, 69, senior deputy district attorney who focuses on legal research. Mr. Franklin often handles appellate court cases for the District Attorney's Office.

THE DEFENSE:

*Thomas Mesereau, 53, Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney replaced Mark Geragos as the lead counsel this spring. He's represented such high-profile clients as murder suspect actor Robert Blake and successfully defended boxer Mike Tyson against a rape accusation. Each year, he takes on a death penalty case in the Deep South for free. A former boxer himself, Mr. Mesereau has already come out swinging in the Jackson case, attacking Mr. Sneddon's conduct.

*Steve Cochran, 46, a former federal public defender who has also served as a civil attorney for Mr. Jackson on several local cases. The Los Angeles-based attorney is on the advisory board for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. High-profile clients from criminal and civil cases include actors Charlie Sheen and Forest Whitaker, singer Britney Spears, comedian Paul Rodriguez and Universal Studios.

*Robert Sanger, 55, a prominent Santa Barbara criminal defense attorney who has also handled complex criminal and civil cases in state and federal courts. He has represented Mr. Jackson on several other cases. Mr. Sanger has challenged the process by which juries are chosen in Santa Barbara, saying it is unconstitutional because Latinos are underrepresented. He's also an important statewide opponent of the death penalty.

*Brian Oxman, 52, a Jackson family civil lawyer and close friend for 15 years who recently began serving as defense co-counsel. He examined psychologist Dr. Stan Katz with the seeming intent of undermining that witness¹s credibility. Mr. Oxman's other clients include astronauts Richard Gordon and Ron Evans, Denver Broncos owner Patrick Bolan, and former Gov. Jerry Brown.

*Susan C. Yu, 41, a law partner of Mr. Mesereau who specializes in complex civil litigation and criminal defense. Ms. Yu's high-profile cases include the successful defense of Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., in numerous criminal regulatory compliance matters throughout various criminal courts in Southern California. She also served as co-counsel to actor Robert Blake in his murder trial.

OTHER KEY PLAYERS:

*William Dickerman, Los Angeles attorney hired by the alleged victim's family in early 2003 in an effort to get associates of Mr. Jackson to return the family's possessions. Mr. Dickerman exchanged several letters with attorney Mr. Geragos between April and June demanding the return of the family's belongings, including such items as their passports and birth certificates. He finally referred the family to attorney Larry Feldman.

*Larry Feldman, Los Angeles attorney for the family referred to them by Mr. Dickerman. Mr. Feldman brokered a $15 million civil settlement for the accuser from the 1993 case, shutting down the criminal investigation of Mr. Jackson. In the current case, the boy reportedly made comments in June 2003 to Mr. Feldman about alleged molestation. Mr. Feldman then referred the boy to Dr. Stan Katz, who also assisted in the evaluation of the 1993 accuser.
   
*Dr. Stan Katz, a Beverly Hills psychologist who interviewed the 13-year-old boy in this case. Dr. Katz also assisted in the 1993 case. He reported the allegations in the current one in June 2003 after a therapy session with the boy. In an odd twist, defense attorneys revealed that both the alleged victim and the private investigator who worked for Mr. Geragos, Bradley Miller, were patients of Dr. Katz.

*Bradley Miller, a Beverly Hills private investigator who worked for Mr. Geragos on the case. He reportedly was involved in a videotaped interview with the boy and his family after a British documentary aired which shows Mr. Jackson holding hands with the boy and stating that he shares his bed with children.

*"Jane Doe," 34, the accuser's mother, was scheduled to testify, but the recent birth by cesarian of her fourth child kept her from the courtroom. Before a gag order was issued, Mr. Geragos insisted that the child molestation allegations were the result of the mother's failed attempt to get money from Mr. Jackson. However, Mr. Sneddon has maintained that is not the case. During her grand jury testimony, she referred to Mr. Jackson as "The Devil."

"Mr. Doe," the accuser's stepfather and a major in the Army Reserve for 22 years who married the boy's mother in May 2003. Mr. Doe testified that he received a request from Neverland for the boy and his family to appear in a video to combat the negative publicity generated by the British documentary. He testified he told the caller, who has not been identified, that he knows Mr. Jackson would make millions from the video and asked the family be paid for their appearance.