Not being a law professional and already believing that the man is guilty, it's difficult for me to gauge R. Kelly's chances of being acquitted. But you don't have to be a law professional to know that R. Kelly, who based on insider-y things I've heard and interviews I've read and witnessed, has the IQ of a slug, did himself a big favor by avoiding the witness stand.

Yesterday, he waived his right to testify in his defense. Unfortunately for his side of the trial, though, a judge vetoed a defense request to instruct the jury to give less weight to cross-racial identifications (when white people identified either Kelly or his alleged victim in the sex tape) because witnesses either came from cross-racial families or had relationships with the defendant. Closing arguments are slated to begin Thursday morning. [MTV]