Prosecution lawyers in the pending Michael Jackson court case have urged judges at the California Supreme Court to maintain the gagging order on all involved in the case. As previously reported, courts banned both sides of the Jacko court battle from speaking to anyone in the media, supposedly to protect those giving evidence in the case, but also to stop Jacko's former lawyer Mark Geragos from doing the chat show rounds in a bid to gain popular support for his client. Although Geragos is no longer associated with the case, District Attorney Thomas Sneddon and Deputy District Attorney Gerald Franklin last week urged the courts to resist media demands for the gag to be lifted as the court case approaches saying the gagging order was "crucial in ensuring potential jurors were left untainted". The courts are yet to make a decision on who can say what to whom once the Jacko case kicks off proper.
May 17, 2004
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Jacko prosecution lawyers call for gagging order to remain
Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case have asked the California Supreme Court to keep the gagging order on everyone involved in the proceedings.