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Doctor goes on trial in popstar Jackson's death
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September 28, 2011, Wednesday
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MORE than two years after Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest at his mansion, the doctor accused of responsibility for his death went on trial yesterday.
Jackson's parents, Joe and Katherine, his sisters, Janet and La Toya, and other family members arrived at the Los Angeles court, where dozens of media and fans holding pictures of the dead "Thriller" singer, sunflowers, and placards saying "Justice for Michael" gathered outside.
Dr Conrad Murray's trial is expected to give the public a glimpse into the King of Pop's final days as he rehearsed for a series of concerts aimed at restoring a career shattered by a 2005 child molestation trial, despite his acquittal.
The trial, which is being televised live in the United States, is expected to last four to six weeks.
Murray entered the courthouse though a side door, avoiding the media presence outside. Several people, some holding "Team Murray" placards, came to support the doctor.
Medical examiners have determined Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, at his rented Los Angeles mansion was due to an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol and sedatives.
Prosecutors say Murray caused Jackson's death by giving him propofol as a sleeping aid, and failing to monitor him properly.
Murray denies the charge of involuntary manslaughter but faces a prison sentence of up to four years if convicted.
His defense team is expected to argue that Jackson was addicted to various painkillers and sedatives and gave himself the fatal dose of propofol, possibly by swallowing it.
Ed Chernoff, the lead attorney for Murray, said in closed-door arguments on Monday that Jackson, 50, was "desperate" around the time of his death.
"We think that Michael Jackson was involved in certain acts that ended his own life," Chernoff said, according to a court transcript.
The trial is expected to hear testimony from the paramedics who transported Jackson to the hospital, medical experts, Jackson's choreographer and Murray's girlfriends.
Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, who once represented Jackson and has closely watched the criminal case against Murray, said that Jackson's 13-year-old daughter, Paris, might also be called to testify, in what would likely be one of the most dramatic moments of the trial.
"She not only has things to say, but she can say it in a compelling way." Paris Jackson was at the house when the singer stopped breathing.
Jackson's parents, Joe and Katherine, his sisters, Janet and La Toya, and other family members arrived at the Los Angeles court, where dozens of media and fans holding pictures of the dead "Thriller" singer, sunflowers, and placards saying "Justice for Michael" gathered outside.
Dr Conrad Murray's trial is expected to give the public a glimpse into the King of Pop's final days as he rehearsed for a series of concerts aimed at restoring a career shattered by a 2005 child molestation trial, despite his acquittal.
The trial, which is being televised live in the United States, is expected to last four to six weeks.
Murray entered the courthouse though a side door, avoiding the media presence outside. Several people, some holding "Team Murray" placards, came to support the doctor.
Medical examiners have determined Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, at his rented Los Angeles mansion was due to an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol and sedatives.
Prosecutors say Murray caused Jackson's death by giving him propofol as a sleeping aid, and failing to monitor him properly.
Murray denies the charge of involuntary manslaughter but faces a prison sentence of up to four years if convicted.
His defense team is expected to argue that Jackson was addicted to various painkillers and sedatives and gave himself the fatal dose of propofol, possibly by swallowing it.
Ed Chernoff, the lead attorney for Murray, said in closed-door arguments on Monday that Jackson, 50, was "desperate" around the time of his death.
"We think that Michael Jackson was involved in certain acts that ended his own life," Chernoff said, according to a court transcript.
The trial is expected to hear testimony from the paramedics who transported Jackson to the hospital, medical experts, Jackson's choreographer and Murray's girlfriends.
Celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, who once represented Jackson and has closely watched the criminal case against Murray, said that Jackson's 13-year-old daughter, Paris, might also be called to testify, in what would likely be one of the most dramatic moments of the trial.
"She not only has things to say, but she can say it in a compelling way." Paris Jackson was at the house when the singer stopped breathing.
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