Jackson's accuser may return to witness stand
Rulings may push back prosecution rebuttal
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SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's teenage accuser and his mother may return to the witness stand after the trial judge decided Thursday to allow the prosecution to show jurors a video of a police interview with the adolescent.
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville ruled that the interview could be admitted as part of the prosecution's rebuttal case, which began Wednesday. Attorneys for both sides were still negotiating Thursday over how much of the video to show.
The interview was conducted in July 2003, around the time the boy told a therapist, Dr. Stan Katz, about what he said had happened with Jackson.
Defense attorney Robert Sanger told Melville that because of his ruling, the defense wanted the accuser and his mother available for more questioning during the defense rebuttal. Sanger said the defense might also call Katz and Larry Feldman, an attorney who represented the family and put them in touch with Katz.
The prosecution also has asked to admit e-mails involving Mark Geragos, Jackson's former attorney. If Melville allows the material to be admitted, both the prosecution and defense have said they want Geragos to appear again in court.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon had said he expected to finish his rebuttal case Thursday. However, a return visit by Geragos would likely delay that until at least Friday.
The prosecution rebuttal will be followed by the defense rebuttal, jury instructions and closing arguments, after which the jury will get the case.
The defense scored a victory Thursday when Melville refused to let prosecutors admit what were described as "anatomical pictures" of Jackson, drawn by a boy who accused the pop star of child molestation in 1993. The prosecution said the pictures, which detail a blemish, would show that the boy "must have seen" Jackson's genital region.
But Melville agreed with the defense that the prejudicial effect of the pictures would outweigh the probative value.
Jackson, 46, was indicted last year on 10 felony counts, including four counts of committing a lewd act on a child; one count of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion; one count of attempting to commit a lewd act on a child; and four counts of administering an intoxicating agent to assist in the commission of a felony.
Jackson pleaded not guilty to the charges.
CNN's Dree De Clamecy contributed to this report.
