June 13, 2005.
"I ask all of you to wait to hear the truth before you label or condemn me—I'll be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told." -MJ
More than 60 days of testimony. 3+ month trial. 33 hours of jury deliberations. A total vindication.
#MichaelJacksonInnocent
COUNT 1 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Conspiracy as charged in Count One of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 2 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of a Lewd Act Upon a Minor Child as charged in Count Two of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 3 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of a Lewd Act Upon a Minor Child as charged in Count Three of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 4 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of a Lewd Act Upon a Minor Child as charged in Count Four of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 5 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of a Lewd Act Upon a Minor Child as charged in Count Five of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 6 - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Attempting to Commit a Lewd Act Upon a Minor Child as charged in Count Six of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 7A - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Administering an Intoxicating Agent to Assist in the Commission of a Felony as charged in Count Seven of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 7B - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant NOT GUILTY of Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under the Age of 21, a lesser included offense of that charged in Count Seven of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 8A - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Administering an Intoxicating Agent to Assist in the Commission of a Felony as charged in Count Eight of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 8B - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant NOT GUILTY of Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under the Age of 21, a lesser included offense of that charged in Count Eight of the Indictment.
DATED: 13 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 9A - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Administering an Intoxicating Agent to Assist in the Commission of a Felony as charged in Count Nine of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 9B - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant NOT GUILTY of Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under the Age of 21, a lesser included offense of that charged in Count Nine of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 10A - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant [Michael Jackson] NOT GUILTY of Administering an Intoxicating Agent to Assist in the Commission of a Felony as charged in Count Ten of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
COUNT 10B - VERDICT:
We the Jury in the above-entitled case, find the Defendant NOT GUILTY of Providing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under the Age of 21, a lesser included offense of that charged in Count Ten of the Indictment.
DATED: 10 June, 2005
SIGNED: Foreperson #80
"The media anticipated the legal equivalent of a lynching... To spike ratings, they covered the man, not the evidence... The end result was further blackballing of Michael Jackson's reputation." Peter Shaplen (Media Coordinator)
#MJInnocent
VICTORY DAY
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