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D.A. Garcetti denies Jackson probe ended Adam Sandler (2) Apr 12, 1994 Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti denied

Variety Jackson wins copyright case
Adam Sandler (2)
Feb 16, 1994

A Denver Federal court jury ruled Tuesday that pop star Michael Jackson did not steal the hit song "Dangerous" from a local songwriter.

The four-man, four-woman U.S. District Court jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching its verdict in the five-day copyright infringement case brought by aspiring recording artist Crystal Cartier.

Variety
Jackson gives his ‘Dangerous’ testimony
Adam Sandler (2)
Feb 15, 1994

Michael Jackson surprised spectators in a Denver court Monday when he testified in a copyright infringement case brought by a budding songwriter who claims Jackson stole her version of "Dangerous."
"I wrote the lyrics for ‘Dangerous,’ " Jackson said on the fifth day of the trial in songwriter Crystal Cartier’s lawsuit claiming Jackson infringed her copyright.

Jackson said he also wrote the song’s melody.

[b]Officials desperate to nail Michael Jackson [/b] Wickham, DeWayne. USA TODAY. McLean, Va.: Feb 7, 1994. pg. A12 LOS ANGELES

Copyright 1994 Caledonian Newspapers Ltd. The Herald (Glasgow) January 28, 1994 [b]Police photographs may save Jackson[/b] New York, Thursday –