May 21, 2013

Judge Rejects Conrad Murray’s Bid for Bail During Appeal

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*Michael Jackson’s former physician Dr. Conrad Murray has lost his bid for freedom as he appeals his involuntary manslaughter conviction. Dr. Murray was sentenced to four years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of administering the fatal dose of anesthetic Propofol, which cost the King of Pop his life in 2009. He’s fighting [...]




Judge Denies Dr. Murray’s Request to Retest Key Evidence

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*A judge has turned down a request Monday by lawyers for the doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson’s death to have an independent laboratory test the contents of a key vial of evidence. Just days before the scheduled Nov. 29 sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said defense attorneys could have [...]




Jury Begins Deliberations in Conrad Murray Case

Dr. Conrad Murray stands with defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan (2nd from L) and defense attorney Ed Chernoff (2nd from R) prior to the start of morning's court proceedings during the final stage of Conrad Murray's defense in his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court on November 3, 2011 in Los Angeles

*Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter case of Michael Jackson’s doctor begin deliberations today following a six-week trial that painted Conrad Murray as either an inept and opportunistic physician or a naive outsider granted access to the pop superstar’s inner realm. The seven-man, five-woman panel listened Thursday as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued over whether Murray [...]




Prosecutors: Dr. Conrad Murray Changed His Story

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*Prosecutors say the doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson tried to change his story about his actions involving the pop star, telling his own experts in the upcoming trial a different story than he told police, reports the AP. Deputy District Attorneys David Walgren and Deborah Brazil filed a motion asking a judge [...]




Conrad Murray’s Lawyer: MJ’s Financial Worries Led to his Death

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*A defense lawyer for Michael Jackson’s doctor said Wednesday the singer was so anguished about his deteriorating finances in his final days that he took desperate actions that caused his own death. The statements by attorney Edward Chernoff came during a pretrial hearing in the case of Dr. Conrad Murray, who has pleaded not guilty [...]




Conrad Murray Hearing: Medic Testifies; Kids Saw Dad Motionless

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*A paramedic who testified during the second day of Dr. Conrad Murray’s preliminary hearing was the latest in a series of witnesses to describe Michael Jackson as lifeless by the time help was summoned. Richard Senneff said he dashed into Michael Jackson’s bedroom, looked around and listened to a doctor’s explanation for why the singer [...]




Jackson Manslaughter Hearing Underway in Los Angeles

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*A prosecutor has opened a hearing that will determine whether Michael Jackson’s doctor will stand trial in the superstar’s death by saying Jackson was already dead by the time help was summoned. Dr. Conrad Murray is currently in a Los Angeles court to begin a multi-day hearing during which prosecutors will lay out some of [...]