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In second day of deliberation, judge says they ‘are at the point of no return.’By Jennifer Vineyard

Sunday, June 15, 2008

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CHICAGO — It seems it isn’t easy being a member of the jury on R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial One juror had a temper tantrum at dinner Thursday night and nearly got himself kicked off the case, and another asked to be relieved of duty on Friday (June 13), during the second day of deliberations. Shortly before [...]

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Kelly’s lawyers hoped to show that singer might not be the man on the video, girl wasn’t underage.By Jennifer Vineyard

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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CHICAGO — After just two days of testimony from 12 witnesses, the defense rested in R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial, with only rebuttal and closing arguments to go. THE R. KELLY TRIAL: IN BRIEF Status of TrialThe prosecution rested on June 2; the defense rested on June 9. Rebuttal begins June 10, and closing arguments are [...]

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As prosecution rests its case, many observers feel the singer may be convicted.By Jennifer Vineyard

Thursday, June 5, 2008

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CHICAGO — After seven days of testimony from 22 witnesses, the prosecution rests, marking the halfway point of R. Kelly’s child-pornography trial. Did the state make a compelling case to convict the R&B singer of making a sex tape with an underage girl? Based on the evidence presented thus far and the defense’s limited success [...]

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The defense also begins to impeach testimony of ‘threesome’ woman, Lisa Van Allen.By Jennifer Vineyard

Thursday, June 5, 2008

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CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s team struck back hard on Wednesday (June 4), the first day of the defense case in the singer’s child-pornography trial, by bringing forth family members of the girl in question who don’t think she’s the one on the tape. The defense also sought to decimate the prosecution’s star witness, Lisa Van [...]

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