An attorney for Don Henley says the Eagles co-founder has been 'victimized' by the dismissal of a criminal case centered on lyrics that Henley says were stolen from him decades ago.
A New York judge has dismissed a criminal case centering on Eagles lyrics that Henley maintains were stolen from him.with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies,, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books.
Justice Curtis Farber of New York State Supreme Court granted a dismissal request by the Manhattan district attorney's office upon the"jarringly late" disclosure, contending that Henley, his agent, and his legal team had acted"to obfuscate and hide information that they believed would be damaging to their position that the lyric sheets were stolen,"The trial, which had been underway for two weeks and featured numerous days of testimony from Henley, centered on...
How the documents ended up on the open market remains a question. Henley testified that he allowed Sanders access to documents but never gave up his ownership, and prosecutors argued that theft occurred when Sanders neglected to return the materials in a timely manner. The defense argued that their clients could not be found guilty because no theft had taken place.
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