Jackson Doesn't Want Accuser Called 'Victim'
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Lawyers for Michael Jackson have  asked a judge in his child molestation case to bar prosecutors  from referring to his young accuser or the boy's family as  "victims" in front of a jury, saying that it violates the pop  star's right to a fair trial.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- In an Aug. 15 story about Michael Jackson, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a judge denied a sheriff&#39;s request to release results of a state probe into allegations that authorities manhandled the ...
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Staff Writer. 12/15/04 Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case want to introduce past accusations of sexual misconduct against the entertainer in his current case.
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Michael Jackson has asked the judge in his child molestation case to allow him to make a public statement reacting to the California attorney general's conclusion that Jackson was not mistreated as he claimed when he surrendered to authorities last year.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in the Michael  Jackson child molestation case on Wednesday delayed a ruling on  whether jurors at his trial could be hear prosecution  contentions that the pop star had a pattern of sexually abusing  young boys.
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LOS ANGELES - The judge in the Michael Jackson case turned down two big defense requests yesterday. The first was to dismiss the case.
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DENVER -- Kobe Bryant&#39;s attorneys asked a judge Monday to make sure the NBA star doesn&#39;t have to answer questions about what they called other &quot;consensual relationships&quot; as he defends himself against a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 17, 2004  The psychologist who notified police of a 12-year-old boy&#39;s claims of being molested by pop singer Michael Jackson had patients on both sides of the case, a defense lawyer indicated in court Tuesday.
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A judge has denied a motion for a delay in the child abuse case against Michael Jackson, clearing the way for the trialâs January 31 start.
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Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," acknowledged Friday that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.
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A child abuse expert will testify at singer Michael Jackson's trial, despite defence lawyer protests.
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Kobe Bryant's attorneys asked a judge Monday to make sure the NBA star doesn't have to answer questions about other "consensual relationships" as he defends himself against a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge presiding over  the child molestation case against Michael Jackson warned  prosecutors and lawyers for the pop star on Thursday that he  would not delay the trial beyond its current Jan. 31 start  date.
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A judge has denied a request by Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers to force the child accusing him of abuse to undergo psychiatric tests.
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Staff Writer. 11/30/04 The judge in the Michael Jackson case on Monday denied a defense request to have psychological experts examine the boy who is accusing the entertainer of molestation.
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Facing criminal child molestation charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention that would have ensued if he had gone to court.
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The Santa Barbara Sheriff's department denies being the source of leaks in the Michael Jackson child abuse case.