After 10 days of deliberation, a jury on Monday found Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
In the six-week trial, prosecutors accused Murray, 58, of recklessly administering a lethal dose of the powerful anesthesia propofol to the King of Pop in June of 2009.
Defense attorneys claimed that Jackson, 50, was addicted to prescription medication and gave himself the drug when Murray had his back turned.
After weighing the evidence on Friday afternoon and Monday morning, the jury sided with the prosecution and at 4:17 p.m. EST announced a verdict of guilty.
Judge Michael Pastor granted the prosecution’s request that Conrad Murray stay in jail without bail until sentencing, which has been set for Tuesday, Nov. 29th at 8:30 a.m.
“Dr. Murray’s reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the public,” said Judge Pastor. “If Dr. Murray remains out of custody on bond, and even though Dr. Murray is a medical doctor, even though he has been practicing, public safety demands that he be remanded.”
With that, Dr. Murray was put in handcuffs at the defense table and hauled off by the Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department.
Conrad Murray was guilty of a lot of mal-practice, but I don’t think an informed jury should find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of man slaughter.
MJ was living in the fast lane. He was a drug addict, and when you live that type of life, you can go at anytime.
I think people should stop falling for all this scientific bullshit about cause of death, which they always seem to know. They don’t always know why someone dies. They may have an idea of what were the likely cause.
Who knows what else Michael Jackson was on?
I knew they were going to find him guilty. To set an example if anything. Dr. Murry was definitely unethical and morally wrong. Yes, MJ was an addict and failed to realize it, but you don’t he didn’t need to aide him any further. Not to mention give him a drug that’s not administered outside of a hospital. No amount of money is worth your freedom.
The good doctor violated his oath and did the crime now he must man up and do the time. I hope Bubba welcomes him with open arms and has him drop the soap to teach him a lesson or two about character and integrity!
It was breathtakingly stupid of Michael Jackson to sign for 50 shows knowing that he had a chronic sleeping problem. The rogue treatment with Propofol, “the magic bullet” was seemingly necessary; Michael wouldn’t have been able to do 1 show without sleep how could he have managed 50? Dr. Murray or not, Michael was doomed! He didn’t have the emotional intelligence to put everything aside and take time to heal, emotionally, physically and mentally. The quick answer that will solve Michael’s dilemma in his mind’s eyes was propofol and Co.
Although this doctor could not have prevented this boat to sink he has precipitated it by digging a bigger hole in the ship’s hull. Dr. Murray chose to be part of Michael Jackson’s vagaries for a big chunk of change under the guise of his medical license. The universe works in mysterious ways, isn’t it? Everything that could go wrong, went wrong, this is Murphy’s law in action. Dr. Conrad Murray is a truly disastrous doctor. This is gross negligence, greed, and it hits the level of criminality. Both men are self-made, and both men are guilty, one is dead, the other will probably be confined to a jail cell where he will be spinning on his butt trying to understand what went wrong. There is no room for softness, I can’t wait for the verdict!
Dr. Murray is not the only greedy man in the MJ saga. This is the crooked timber of humanity. In the crux of this drama I would like to jump from that into another shameful exploitation of MJ. A line of perfumes dedicated to Michael is about to be launched by Michael’s own father and a professional scam-artist who is much spookier than Dr. Murray, Julian Franck Rouas. This story will make your eyes curl up in the back of your head when you’ll read about the psychologically malevolent Julian Rouas and the Jackson Tribute Fragrances rogue operation. With no functioning conscience, they have even used Michael’s kids to promote the stinking perfumes. http://jacksontributefragrances.blogspot.com
I want to know what Conrad Murray was planning to do with that audio recording of Michael Jackson. Did that SOB actually SAY why he had recorded it???