Abu Ali intends to plead not guilty to all of these charges. He expects to have a fair trial at which he will be vindicated.

It's true I didn't get a fair trial, but the problem is people don't understand the details. It is important to understand the details of the trial and why I'm not guilty under the charges that were brought against me.

I asked for a jury trial. The only other options were to plead guilty or 'no contest.' I was not going to do either. The only thing to do was to plead innocent, which Sherman truly was.

That's not a wild goose chase. That's bingo.

The end of the trial and the 'not guilty' verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art.

When people say, 'Why don't you face the music?' I say, 'You have to understand the music is not an open court and a fair trial.'