The whole thing never went to trial, interestingly enough. The criminal investigation was closed with no significant evidence found, and with Jordan's mother also denying the fact that Jackson had touched her child, it didn't seem like there was much of a case after all. Although if you had asked the tabloid media frenzy, Jackson was as good as guilty.
Not helping Jackson's image was the fact that his lawyers finally agreed to a $23 million settlement with the Chandlers. Some saw this as a tacit admission of guilt, but Jackson's camp claimed that he merely wanted the whole mess to go away. That he was completely not guilty, but the stress of the allegations was causing him physical and mental damage. If MJ was indeed innocent, he should have fought these cases all the way until the end to clear his name.