Thomas W. Sneddon Jr. is the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California. He has 22 years of experience as a D.A, and 35 years of experience in prosecution. He is best known for prosecuting and ultimately losing the Michael Jackson trial in 2005. A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... People v. ...

Biographical Information

Thomas Sneddon has served as District Attorney of Santa Barbara County since 1983 and is currently serving his sixth term. Prior to his election as District Attorney, he had since 1977, in the District Attorney's office as Supervisor of Criminal Operations. He began his career in the office in 1969 as a Deputy District Attorney after a brief tenure in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. He served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. His education background includes a B.A. in history from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... The University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

Prosecution of Michael Jackson

He is most notable for twice prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges without success: in 1993 and in 2005. The second set of charges against Jackson resulted in a long trial, which ended in Jackson being acquitted on June 13, 2005. According to Jackson, his supporters and several former prosecutors, Sneddon has only prosecuted out of a personal vendetta and his personal hatred for Jackson. The 1993 case ended in a settlement rather than a conviction, much to Sneddon's disappointment. During the press conference following the singer's acquittal, he was asked to comment on his grudge against Jackson. Sneddon strongly denied having motives other than simply doing his duty as a prosecutor. In previous statements, he has said that the Jackson trial took place during his last term as district attorney, so careerism played no role in his decision to accept the case. In response to the case itself, Sneddon has no regrets: "We did the right thing for the right reasons." Sneddon is rumored to have inspired the song "D.S." on Michael Jackson's HIStory album. The song contains the lyrics "Dom Sheldon is a cold man", which sounds much like "Tom Sneddon is a cold man", at one point he even sings 'Thomas Sneddon' (although it is written in the HIStory booklet as "Dom S. Sheldon") and goes on to describe "Dom" as an antisocial, white supremacist who wanted to "get my ass, dead or alive". Sneddon was criticized for referring to Michael Jackson as "Wacko Jacko", and also for his "We got him" remark after Jackson's arrest despite having no evidence against Jackson. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... “Bad Touch” redirects here. ... In the period 1992-1993 Jordan Chandler (also called Jordy, Jordie, Jordee, Jordey, Jordii, Jordeee, Jordae, and Pea Knuckle, born January 11, 1980) was a friend of Pop icon Michael Jackson. ... People v. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... A song by Micheal Jackson from his HIStory album. ... History studies time in human terms. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

During the initial stages of the trial a website, sneddonexposed.com^[1] , was launched. Sneddon reportedly protested against the website and it disappeared several months later.

References

External links

• National District Attorneys Association Profile