Hotel California trial over Eagles lyrics abruptly dropped by prosecutors
by Roisin O'Connor
Mar 06, 2024
2 minutes
An unusual criminal case over allegedly stolen handwritten lyrics for the Eagles’ classic rock album Hotel California has been abruptly dropped mid-trial.
Three men had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of lyrics, written on around 100 legal-pad pages, to the American band’s hit song “Hotel California”, among others.
Assistant Manhattan district attorney Aaron Ginandes informed the judge
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