The Verdict – 13 June 2005
On the seventh day of jury deliberations Michael Joe Jackson was unanimously declared “not guilty” of all fourteen charges cited in the Indictment.
Count 1 – Not Guilty
Count 2 – Not Guilty
Count 3 – Not Guilty
Count 4 – Not Guilty
Count 5 – Not Guilty
Count 6 – Not Guilty
Count 7 – Not Guilty
Count 7 – Lesser offence – Not Guilty
Count 8 – Not Guilty
Count 8 – Lesser offence – Not Guilty
Count 9 – Not Guilty
Count 9 – Lesser offence – Not Guilty
Count 10 – Not Guilty
Count 10 – Lesser offence – Not Guilty
Ten felony charges and four lesser misdemeanours.
Michael Jackson’s Lead Defence Attorney Tom Mesereau said:
“Justice is done. The man’s innocent. He always was.”