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Jackson judge, attorneys debate jury instructions
Associated Press
Published June 1, 2005
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson stayed home Tuesday while lawyers and the judge in his child molestation trial tried to work out the instructions the jury will receive before beginning deliberations, likely this week.
After a day of wrangling, Judge Rodney S. Melville said he would finish today and bring jurors in at noon and instruct them, then have closing arguments begin Thursday.
One instruction approved by the judge addressed the importance of the TV documentary Living With Michael Jackson, in which Jackson's future accuser appeared with Jackson and the pop star said he allowed children to sleep in his bed in an innocent, nonsexual way.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys also argued over how jurors should weigh the credibility of a witness and what the jury should be told about judging Jackson based on the past allegations against him.
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