essentially said they no longer trusted the entire criminal justice system. where you have a lot of the african-americans who took the o.j. simpson verdict as almost one time that a african-american had been able to stand up to a system they didn t trust. do you get a sense that that criminal justice and race playing a big part of whether you believe in it, has changed in the last 20 years? again, i don t think it s changed all that much. i think this was the first of many cases here in los angeles where we saw a celebrity defendant get away with murder. what many people felt was murder. in o.j. s case, in the civil case that followed, he was found to be legally responsible for the two deaths of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. we saw it again with robert blake, and phil specter, who was later convicted. you get a pass when you re a celebrity in this town. i think prosecutors feel they have to prove a case beyond a shadow of a doubt, not just a reasonable doubt. he had a terrifi
here s a bit more of that with matt lawyer. what s your degree of confidence. i hate to do a scale of 1 to 10. are you a 10, are you an ? i m a 9. i mean, there s always the fear that s lingering and the experience of having been convicted when i shouldn t have. but things have changed. it s not just the prosecution s voice out there. what would happen if she loses? would she will have to go back to italy and serve time? lawyer who have discuss this had that i ve heard talking about it say that you know, there is a precedent for americans being sent back to countries that don t have the double jeopardy rule that we have. drug dealers say from california sent back to mexico where they ve been retried, but you know, amanda knox you know, celebrity defendant, has the best criminal defense attorneys in the united states now working for her.
throughout the trial jackson supporters have gathered outside the building offers words of encouragement to jackson s family. today la toya thanked them. her joy at the verdict unmistakable. michael loves everybody out here. we all love them. and guess what? he was in that courtroom, and that s why victory was served. jermaine jackson spoke briefly as he left the courthouse. justice was served, yes. it wasn t enough time, though. what do you say for michael? michael s with us. michael s with us. jackson s mother and father, joe and katherine, were cheered as they made their way through the crowd. this is the verdict the jacksons were hoping for. but prosecutor david walgren said that many people must have been thinks for the jacksons today, the verdict isn t an end to the story. our sympathies go out to the jackson family at this time for their loss that they have suffered. not a pop icon, but a son and brother, and i think that s the most important to keep in m
the building offering words of encouragement to the jackson family. today latoya thanked them. her joy at the verdict unmistakable. michael loves everybody out here. we all love them. and guess what? he was in that courtroom, and that s why victory was served. jermaine jackson spoke briefly as he left the courthouse. justice was served, yes. it wasn t enough time, though. what do you say for michael? michael s with us. michael s with us. jackson s mother and father, joe and katherine, were cheered as they made their way through the crowd. this is the verdict the jacksons were hoping for. but prosecutor david walgren said that many people must have been thinks for the jacksons today, the verdict isn t an end to the story. our sympathies go out to the jackson family at this time for their loss that they have suffered. not a pop icon, but a son and a brother. and i think that s most important to keep in mind today. a son, a brother and also, of course a father. p
defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter in violation of penal code section 192 subsection b. alleged victim michael joseph jackson. as you just saw, dr. murray showing no emotion as the verdict was read, but outside the courthouse jackson fans erupted. throughout the trial jackson supporters have gathered outside the building offering words of encouragement to the jackson family. today latoya thanked them. her joy at the verdict unmistakable. michael loves everybody out here. we all love them. and guess what? he was in that courtroom, and that s why victory was served. jermaine jackson spoke briefly as he left the courthouse. justice was served, yes. it wasn t enough time, though. what do you say for michael? michael s with us. michael s with us. jackson s mother and father, joe and katherine, were cheered as they made their way through the crowd. this is the verdict the jacksons were hoping for. but prosecutor david walg