Jackson's trial postponed until 2005
Michael Jackson will face trial on Jan. 31, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday during a hearing that featured a prosecutor's account of how the singer allegedly lured his child accuser into bed.
The child and his family were imprisoned at Jackson's Neverland Ranch, near Los Olivos, Senior Deputy District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss said while claiming the singer was an active part of a conspiracy involving child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.Jackson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to engaging in lewd acts with an unnamed boy under the age of 14 on four occasions between Feb. 20 and March 12, 2003, and four counts of "administering an intoxicating agent" - reportedly wine - to help him with the alleged molestations. He also has pleaded not guilty to the conspiracy charge and a count of attempted child molestation.
a Los Angeles County boy referred to as "John Doe" in court documents. The pair met when the boy was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, Auchincloss said. "John Doe thought Michael Jackson was the coolest guy in the world," he said, in recounting how the singer initially lavished the youth with attention.
Defense Attorney Thomas Mesereau, Jr. argued the charges against Jackson were "absurd." He noted that John Doe and his family were treated to vacations, including a trip to Florida on a chartered jet with actor Chris Tucker. Mesereau also noted the accuser's mother was put up at a fancy hotel and given an allowance.
Mesereau said the boy was making the claims against Jackson so that he might eventually receive a judgment against the singer. "It's a shakedown," Mesereau said.
Michael Jackson will face trial on Jan. 31, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday during a hearing that featured a prosecutor's account of how the singer allegedly lured his child accuser into bed.
The child and his family were imprisoned at Jackson's Neverland Ranch, near Los Olivos, Senior Deputy District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss said while claiming the singer was an active part of a conspiracy involving child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.Jackson, 45, has pleaded not guilty to engaging in lewd acts with an unnamed boy under the age of 14 on four occasions between Feb. 20 and March 12, 2003, and four counts of "administering an intoxicating agent" - reportedly wine - to help him with the alleged molestations. He also has pleaded not guilty to the conspiracy charge and a count of attempted child molestation.
a Los Angeles County boy referred to as "John Doe" in court documents. The pair met when the boy was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, Auchincloss said. "John Doe thought Michael Jackson was the coolest guy in the world," he said, in recounting how the singer initially lavished the youth with attention.
Defense Attorney Thomas Mesereau, Jr. argued the charges against Jackson were "absurd." He noted that John Doe and his family were treated to vacations, including a trip to Florida on a chartered jet with actor Chris Tucker. Mesereau also noted the accuser's mother was put up at a fancy hotel and given an allowance.
Mesereau said the boy was making the claims against Jackson so that he might eventually receive a judgment against the singer. "It's a shakedown," Mesereau said.
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Jackon juristit ovat saaneet jo kahdesti lykkäystä käsittelylle. Kolmatta ei enään taida tulla? Tuskinpa he sitä anovatkaan?
Jutun lykkäystä on perusteltu sillä että tapaus on kuulemma "monimutkainen". Tuo väite ei ole mitenkään outo puolustukselle. MJ:n juristien tehtävänä onkin juuri saada koko juttu näyttämään sotkulta, jolloin jokin juryn jäsen voi alkaa epäilemään todistajia, tai syyttäjän näyttöä kuten OJ:n tapuksessa.
Jackon kannalta uhkaavalta vaikuttaa että Sneddonin ei ole tarvinnut anoa lykkäystä. Hänen puolestaan voitaisiin ilmeisesti aloittaa vaikka heti.
Yleensä uskottava todistaja saa juryn puolelleen, kuten Mike Tysonin tapauksessa. Kuinka uskottavia Gavin ja muut todistajat lopulta ovat, se jää nähtäväksi. Gavinia varmasti ristikuulustellaan MJ:n asianajajien toimesta pitkään. Veikkaan etteivät he päästä Jackoa todistamaan?
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