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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Drudge on March 10, 2005, 09:38:42 AM
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - An angry judge issued an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson on Thursday after he failed to show up for his child molestation trial on time and his attorney announced the singer was being treated for a serious back problem.
Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville said he would also forfeit Jackson's $3 million bail unless he appeared in court within one hour.
The announcement came after a few minutes after court was to have begun. Jackson's accuser was expected to begin a second day of testimony against the singer.
The jury was not yet in the courtroom when the judge entered.
Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr., said, ``Mr. Jackson is at Cottage Hospital in Santa Ynez with a serious back problem. He does plan to come in.''
The judge, obviously angry, declared, ``I'm issuing a warrant for his arrest. I'm forfeiting his bail. I will hold the order for one hour.''
Mesereau, whose request that the judge talk to Jackson's doctor on the phone was turned down, said a short time later that Jackson was on his way.
Hospital spokeswoman Janet O'Neill said Jackson left Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital at 8:45 a.m. It is about a 35-mile drive from the hospital to the court. O'Neill had no comment on Jackson's condition.
Mesereau had been observed talking urgently on his cell phone for about a half-hour before the session was to begin.
Jackson has had health problems that previously interrupted the proceedings. During the first week of jury selection he went to a hospital with flu symptoms. But he has been on time or early since then.
At the time of the bout with the flu, Melville told prospective jurors the delay was not part of a calculated attempt by anyone to slow down the trial.
``Mr. Jackson really was sick. He really did have the flu,'' the judge said at the time. ``I talked to his doctor. ... I wouldn't let anyone take advantage of us that way.''
On Wednesday, Jackson's young accuser faced the singer for the first time since leaving the singer's Neverland Ranch in March 2003, and described viewing sexually explicit images with the singer in his bedroom.
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haha!! Damn Michael shows up in pajamas. Furthermore, Bet Michaels bail is not revoked and he doesn't spend one hour in jail.
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
I say he's FAKING it.....and even if by some chance he is not ::), all he had to do was inform his lawyer so he could inform the judge prior to the court appearance. He made no effort to. That judge is punctual and he isn't taking any shit.
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
I say he's FAKING it.....and even if by some chance he is not ::), all he had to do was inform his lawyer so he could inform the judge prior to the court appearance. He made no effort to. That judge is punctual and he isn't taking any shit.
agreed. why shoud mike get special treatment?
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^ Cuz he's a rich as FUCK SUPERSTAR thas why...or didn't u know that celebs ALWAYS get special treatment?
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^ Cuz he's a rich as FUCK SUPERSTAR thas why...or didn't u know that celebs ALWAYS get special treatment?
again. why should he get special treatment?
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MJ needs to act right. He's gonna screw himself over.
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
dude, thats just how he LOOKS like
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
dude, thats just how he LOOKS like
;D
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The judge seems to be really harsh, its clear that MJ was ill, u could see that when he arrived.
dude, thats just how he LOOKS like
yep
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(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050311/capt.ny13403110132.michael_jackson_ny134.jpg)
Anybody else walks into a courthouse dressed liek that will probably get booted.
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nice trousers ??? ::)
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lol if he didnt fuckd himself up he might look normal
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I say he's FAKING it.....and even if by some chance he is not ::), all he had to do was inform his lawyer so he could inform the judge prior to the court appearance. He made no effort to. That judge is punctual and he isn't taking any shit.
they said someone did inform tha judge that he will be late.......
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Michael fucked up, I don't blame the judge he's got a history of off the wall shit. Bad move on Michael's part. Dangerous even.
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Michael fucked up, I don't blame the judge he's got a history of off the wall shit. Bad move on Michael's part. Dangerous even.
did u just intentionally name-drop MJs album/song titles?
yeah he did fuck up...
iin response to dude before.. yes they did tell the judge... but not _before_ the judge and everyone else had already got there.
you 're supposed to notify in advance so as not to inconvenience everyone else
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Michael Jackson is one shady muthafucka he probably did molest those little boys :puke:
some tha things you hear and see from him leaves tha door open to these accusations..........
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5 words: sick motherfuckin guilty white nigga
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Some stuff about the judge
this is the same judge that gave Dany Heatly, who is a BIG hockey star, just a slap on the wrist some people say. He was drinkin and drivin in his ferrari and crashed right into a poll, killing a teammate...the parents of the teammate forgave him and spent a whole year with the family, doing shit with them. Judge just told him to do some community service and pay the legal fines...they didn't even take away his license for life (which they should've done)....so micheal doesn't have that bad of a judge
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5 words: sick motherfuckin guilty white nigga
lmao..............
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Some stuff about the judge
this is the same judge that gave Dany Heatly, who is a BIG hockey star, just a slap on the wrist some people say. He was drinkin and drivin in his ferrari and crashed right into a poll, killing a teammate...the parents of the teammate forgave him and spent a whole year with the family, doing shit with them. Judge just told him to do some community service and pay the legal fines...they didn't even take away his license for life (which they should've done)....so micheal doesn't have that bad of a judge
that's real fucked up is you ask me................. :o
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yeah O, I mentioned his albums just to see if anybody would notice it.
The problem with what Michael did is it's very disrespectful. He's paying his lawyers to be there, so no big deal... and the judge and the courthouse employees have to be there as well, so no big deal... but the Jury is just 12 regular people, with their own regular lives to live, their own children they're away from, etc. and they all went way out of their way to be there on time, he could have at least had the decency to call.
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speaking of judges, did you hear about what happened in atlanta to day?
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speaking of judges, did you hear about what happened in atlanta to day?
Yea i saw that shit................