[shellshocked]

"I think they should have held off even charging MJ unless and until they developed a more solid case. " what was left to develop: 140 witnesses and a closet full of evidence and that wasn't enough??? Obviously, the DA had nothing and went for the emotional verdict by mounding as much into this trial as possible. His star witnesses fell apart on cross and a major star witness is in jail for bank robbery and never testified in the court case after having testified to the Grand Jury.

[MizSterious]

Mainly proof that Jackson surrounds himself with thugs, opportunists, and criminals--they're the only ones who can stomach what he does.

[CharacterCounts]

" what was left to develop: 140 witnesses and a closet full of evidence and that wasn't enough??? It's not the quantity, but the quality. Some of the "prosecution witnesses" testified favorably for the defense. That alone is a case killer. Other witnesses were not believable.

Regarding the "closet full of evidence, which piece of physical evidence demonstrated guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?

This case eventually boiled down to he said - she said, and that's not enough to convict.