[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"I say he is convicted on the molestation charges. Not sure about conspiracy. They may shock everyone and convict him on that too."

If so, then the jury will have done a very bad job. The wackjob mother alone is reasonable doubt. I'm not saying Jacko isn't a molester, but this trial sure didn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

[sharktrager]

So, basically, you are saying that anyone could molest those children and get away with it because of their mother?

[Osage Orange]

Nobody understands "reasonable doubt" anymore....and the defense lawyers are taking that to the bank.

FWIW-

[somerville]

I think they did prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. Remember the strength of the testimony of prior victims.

Also, the mother isn't getting money from this trial. And it all comes down to her son's word, not hers. She is not on trial here.

The top notch defense lawyers I"ve seen on TV- Geoffrey Feiger, Robert Shapiro and others say that the prosecution proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. "If this were anyone but Michael Jackson, the jury would have convicted him in a second," says Feiger.