Dismissal of Trial Over Alleged Stolen Eagles Song Drafts
The trial over the alleged stolen handwritten drafts of Eagles hits like 'Hotel California' has been abruptly dismissed due to new emails raising questions about the trial's fairness. Prosecutors dropped the case mid-trial, citing the late disclosure of 6,000 pages of communications involving key witnesses. The defendants were charged with scheming to sell around 100 pages of developmental lyrics to the Eagles song 'Hotel California,' which were valued at over $1 million. Defense lawyers argued that the drafts were obtained legally from a writer who worked on an Eagles biography with Henley.