Okay, Here's Why Michael Jackson Was Acquitted I, like many, was disappointed that the jury did not nail Michael Jackson, an obvious pedophile, but I do not blame the jury. I have no "dog in this fight" or ulterior motives behind offering my opinion. I am a humble employment law attorney who thinks he understands a little bit about how things go in the courtroom; that's all. For me it boils down to this: Rule #1: In a criminal trial, if convicting the defendant requires that a particular witness’s testimony be accepted as truthful by the jury, and if that...