The Michael Jackson Trial

Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, center, is surrounded by media and fans as he walks to the courthouse Monday, June 6.  (David McNew / Getty Images)

Fans in front of the gates at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria as people await the verdict at the Michael Jackson trial.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Michael Jackson supporters rest, surrounded by banners in Santa Maria.  (Spencer Weiner / LAT)

A Michael Jackson supporter from Switzerland holds banners declaring her support outside the county courthouse in Santa Maria.  (Spencer Weiner / LAT)

A police officer issues a parking citation to TV satellite trucks during efforts by officers to move the media away from the Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria in February, 2005, where Michael Jackson has been hospitalized with a case of the flu.  (Michael A. Mariant / AP)

A disheveled Michael Jackson arrives late for his child molestation trial at Santa Barbara County Court in Santa Maria with his father, Joseph Jackson, and a bodyguard.  (Joshua Gates Weisberg AFP/Getty Images)

Michael Jackson leaves the Santa Maria courthouse wearing pajama pants and slippers.  (Al Seib / LAT)

A Michael Jackson supporter waits outside the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria.  (Joshua Gates Weisberg AFP/Getty Images)

Jackson fans press against a chainlink fence as they wait for the pop star’s arrival.  (Stephen Osman / LAT)

Michael Jackson blows a kiss to supporters, left, at his January arraignment on child molestation charges in January. Later, after the trial began, his appearance at the courthouse in Santa Maria was far more subdued, right.  (Stephen Osman / LAT)

Pop singer Michael Jackson arrives at Santa Maria courthouse early in the molestation case proceedings.  (Stephen Osman / LAT)

Santa Barbara County Dist. Atty. Thomas Sneddon calls on Michael Jackson to surrender in 2003.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Mark Geragos, left, one of the initial lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson, accompanies Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and his brother Jermaine Jackson for the pop star’s arraignment on child molestation charges in 2004.

Jermaine Jackson speaks in support of his brother Michael Jackson during a news conference outside the Jackson family compound in Encino on Jan. 12, 2004.  (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)

Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson ‘s father, is interviewed by the media after his son’s arraignment on child molestation charges.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Michael Jackson’s manager Dieter Wiesner leaves the Beverly Hills Hotel after an all-day meeting to discuss the singer’s legal and financial strategy on Jan. 12, 2004, in Beverly Hills.  (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

Michael Jackson’s music manager Charles Koppelman , left, and Nation of Islam chief of staff Leonard Muhammad, right, hold a news conference in January 2004.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Behind a mountain of microphones, Santa Barbara County Sherriff Jim Anderson appears at a news conference regarding the arrest warrent issued for Michael Jackson in 2003.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Executive Director of Project Islamic H.O.P.E. Najee Ali speaks in support of Michael Jackson during a news conference outside the Jackson family compound in Encino on Jan. 12, 2004.  (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)