A California judge denied on Monday a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to throw out the child molestation charges against the pop star or delay his trial by several months.
Jackson's lawyers argued that a grand jury indictment should be dismissed because of "outrageous government conduct" by the chief prosecutor, who they claimed was engaged in a personal witch hunt against Jackson.
The defense team also argued in a separate motion that they needed more time to go through some 22,000 pages of evidence.
Santa Maria Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville rejected both defense arguments, saying a delay in the trial, scheduled for Jan. 31, would amount to "a huge step backwards."
"If I continue this case for three months, we'll have 90 more search warrants and 90 more motions," Melville said, adding that the court will begin summoning jurors next week.
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Jackson's lawyers argued that a grand jury indictment should be dismissed because of "outrageous government conduct" by the chief prosecutor, who they claimed was engaged in a personal witch hunt against Jackson.
The defense team also argued in a separate motion that they needed more time to go through some 22,000 pages of evidence.
Santa Maria Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville rejected both defense arguments, saying a delay in the trial, scheduled for Jan. 31, would amount to "a huge step backwards."
"If I continue this case for three months, we'll have 90 more search warrants and 90 more motions," Melville said, adding that the court will begin summoning jurors next week.
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