He began administering the drug at about a. Chernoff argued that the most reasonable explanation for Jackson's death was that the singer self-administered the fatal dose of propofol. He added that the evidence supports Murray's statement to police that he gave Jackson a milligram dose of propofol. Murray for the actions of Michael Jackson," Chernoff told jurors in his closing argument. He acknowledged that Murray may not have done everything right on the day the year-old Jackson died but reminded jurors that the trial had not been a medical board hearing or about a civil lawsuit, but rather about a man's liberty.
Supporters of Michael Jackson hold placards awaiting the verdict of his doctor's trial in Los Angeles on November 7, in southern California. Conrad Murray. Frederic J. Murray also gave Jackson lorazepam, an anti-anxiety medicine, and midazolam, a muscle relaxant.
According to records, the doctor then left Jackson's side for a few minutes to go to the bathroom. When he returned he found the singer with a weak pulse and had stopped breathing. Reportedly, Murray immediately started applying CPR to revive the singer. In addition, in what has garnered plenty of controversies, Dr. Murray also administered another drug, flumazenil, to try to offset the sedatives already circulating in Jackson's body. Some experts have said Murray's use of this additional medicine may have actually exacerbated the problems propofol had caused.
While questions remain about Dr. Murray's work to try and save Jackson's life in those first harried moments, what is clear is that 82 minutes passed before the doctor or anyone else at Jackson's home called paramedics to the house. When emergency officials did finally arrive, Dr. Murray at first failed to tell them about the drugs he injected into the singer. Murray at his side. In the months that followed the pop star's death, Murray's working relationship with the singer became not only the target of irate and shocked Jackson fans, but police investigators as well.
In mid-August , more than two dozen DEA agents, LA police detectives and Houston officers raided the doctor's Houston medical office to take a forensic image of Murray's computer and collect a myriad of medical documents. Around that same time, news reports indicated that Dr. Murray was soon going to be charged with manslaughter, something that was heightened on August 24, , when preliminary findings by the chief coroner for Los Angeles county revealed that Jackson had died as the result of lethal levels of propofol.
For his part, Dr. Murray said little about his work with Michael Jackson and the circumstances surrounding the singer's death, confining his remarks to a teary-eyed video he posted on YouTube.
On November 29, , Murray was given the maximum sentence of four years in prison. In the sentencing, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor called Murray "a disgrace to the medical profession" and said he showed a "continual pattern of deceit.
This was a crime where the end result was the death of a human being," Pastor said in explaining his decision to remand Murray to police custody. Sentencing was set for November 29, with Murray facing up to four years in prison on the conviction.
Defense attorney Ed Chernoff told CNN the defense team's main job right now is to prepare for sentencing and limit the amount of time that Murray spends in jail. Murray from taking up a prison cell in this community," Chernoff said.
Another of Murray's lawyers, Nareg Gourjian, told CNN on Monday night the outcome may have been different had the defense been able to introduce additional evidence -- like on Jackson's past drug use and "financial condition. Gourjian described his client as "devastated" by the verdict, adding Murray is trying to stay positive with more legal options ahead of him. Murray served as Jackson's personal physician as Jackson prepared for his comeback concerts, with Murray giving him the surgical anesthetic propofol to help him sleep nearly every night for the last two months of his life, according to testimony.
The ruling by the California 2nd district court of appeal came less than three months after former cardiologist Conrad Murray was released. He served two years in jail for causing Jackson's death. The page ruling included lengthy recitations of the evidence against Murray, who was convicted in of giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in June while the singer was preparing for a series of comeback concerts. The six-week trial focused on Murray's care of Jackson, including nightly doses of propofol to help the entertainer sleep.
The appeal court determined that superior court judge Michael Pastor was within his right to impose the maximum sentence of four years.
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