Rhetoric Heats Up as Michael Jackson Trial Nears
Jan. 27, 2005
Sources close to Michael Jackson have challenged Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon to try the child molestation case himself.
Jackson Prosecutors Want to Admit 'Erotic Materials'
Jan. 24, 2005
Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case want to use "erotic materials" at his trial that were seized from the singer's Neverland Ranch.
Jackson Objects to Use of 'Victim' for His Accuser
Jan. 19, 2005
Michael Jackson's attorneys have asked the judge to keep prosecutors from referring to the accuser in his up-coming child molestation trial as a "victim" and want to keep prosecutors and investigators from saying they represent "the people."
Jackson Hearings to Remain Open
Jan. 12, 2005
Judge Rodney Melville ruled that future hearings in the Jackson case will be held in open court, rather than in judge's chambers as the defense had requested.
Jackson Attorneys Want Hearing Kept Secret
Jan. 12, 2005
Jackson's attorneys have asked that a hearing, on whether the singer's "prior sexual offenses" can be admitted at trial, be held in secret in the judge's chambers.
Attorneys Wants to Limit Evidence
Jan. 7, 2005
Michael Jackson's attorneys claim the evidence of his alleged prior sexual offenses is so flimsy it should not be used at his up-coming trial for child molestation.
Jackson Accusation Details Revealed
The Smoking Gun web site has published the lurid details of the prosecution's case against singer Michael Jackson.
Judge Denies Delay in Jackson Trial
Dec. 20, 2004
Judge Rodney Melville denied a request by attorneys for Michael Jackson to dismiss the child molestation charges against the pop singer and delay his trial by several months.
Prosecutors Want to Use Jackson's Past
Dec. 15, 2004
Using a California law that allows relevant previous acts in sex crime cases to be used in court, whether prosecuted or not, prosecutors want to introduce evidence that Michael Jackson has committed other sex crimes in the past that went uncharged.
Jackson's Attorneys Wants Charges Dismissed
Dec. 14, 2004
Claiming "vindictive prosecution and outrageous government conduct," Michael Jackson's attorneys have filed a series of motions to dismiss the child molestation charges against him.
Jackson, Accuser's Prints Found on Porn Mags
Dec. 11, 2004
A newspaper reported that items seized from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in March included pornographic magazines that had both Jackson's and his accuser's fingerprints on them.
Cops Now Have Michael Jackson's DNA
Dec. 4, 2004
Michael Jackson furnished sheriff's deputies with a sample of his DNA at their request a day after they served a second search warrant on his Neverland Ranch.
Michael Jackson Ranch Raided Again
Dec. 3, 2004
Sheriff's investigators again raided Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch, armed with a new search warrant issued just weeks before his trial is set to begin.
Judge Rejects Michael Jackson Motion
Nov. 29, 2004
Judge Rodney Melville rejected a defense request, without even hearing arguments on the motion, to have his accuser's entire family examined by a psychiatrist.
DA Still on Michael Jackson Case
Nov. 5, 2004
Judge Rodney S. Melville turned down an attempt by Michael Jackson's attorneys to remove District Attorney from the singer's child molestation trial.
Longtime Attorney Leaves Jackson Team
Oct. 19, 2004
A long-time attorney for pop singer Michael Jackson has quit his defense team as it prepared to defend Jackson on a 10-count indictment for child molestation and false imprisonment.
Judge Won't Dismiss Jackson Indictment
Oct. 14, 2004
Judge Rodney Melville refused a defense request to throw out the charges against Michael Jackson because he said prosecutors had presented enough evidence to warrant a trial by jury.
Jackson Lawyers Want DA Off the Case
Oct. 5, 2004
Attorneys for Michael Jackson filed a sealed motion asking Judge Rodney Melville to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney's office from his child molestation case.
Jackson Regrets Past Payoffs to Accusers
Sept. 18, 2004
Michael Jackson's attorney says the pop singer has in the past paid to settle child molestation claims in order to "buy peace" for himself, but now regrets the payoffs because "greed begets greed."
Jackson Defense Tries to Block Evidence
Sept. 17, 2004
Michael Jackson's attorneys claimed in a court hearing that police overstepped the bounds of their search warrant when they seized some evidence from the pop singer's Neverland Ranch and a private investigators office.
