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Michael Jackson's physician ordered to stand trial
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January 12, 2011, Wednesday
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MICHAEL Jackson's personal physician was ordered by a judge yesterday to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the late pop icon's death on June 25, 2009.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ruled that there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Conrad Murray, as a six-day preliminary hearing on the case drew to a conclusion.
If convicted, Murray, whose license to practice medicine in California has already been suspended, could face four years behind bars.
The hearing was held to help the judge to decide if there is enough evidence for the 57-year-old cardiologist to stand trial for Jackon's death.
Prosecutors contend that Murray administered propofol to Jackson some time between 10:40 and 11 am June 25, 2009, and failed to adequately monitor him. The doctor simply "abandoned his patients," Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said last week.
The King of Pop was determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office as having died from acute propofol intoxication. The potent sedative is generally used in a hospital and clinical setting.
Dr. Christopher Rogers, chief of forensic medicine for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office who ruled Jackson's death a homicide, testified when he took the stand this morning that he made the judgment based largely on what he called the substandard medical care the singer had received.
"Based on the quality of the medical care, I would still call this a homicide, even if the doctor did not provide the propofol to Mr. Jackson," he said.
A patient who is given such a powerful anesthetic should not be left unattended, Rogers said. "Bad things can happen very quickly" when a patient is under anesthesia, he noted.
The superstar's health was generally good, Rogers said.
In his testimony on Monday, a Los Angeles County police detective said the Murray told him that he was trying to wean Jackson off of propofol, but he administered the drug anyway after the singer complained he would have to cancel rehearsals and shows if he couldn't sleep.
Jackson was rehearsing for his comeback London concerts at his rented Holmby Hills estate in the run-up to his June 25 death.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ruled that there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Conrad Murray, as a six-day preliminary hearing on the case drew to a conclusion.
If convicted, Murray, whose license to practice medicine in California has already been suspended, could face four years behind bars.
The hearing was held to help the judge to decide if there is enough evidence for the 57-year-old cardiologist to stand trial for Jackon's death.
Prosecutors contend that Murray administered propofol to Jackson some time between 10:40 and 11 am June 25, 2009, and failed to adequately monitor him. The doctor simply "abandoned his patients," Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said last week.
The King of Pop was determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office as having died from acute propofol intoxication. The potent sedative is generally used in a hospital and clinical setting.
Dr. Christopher Rogers, chief of forensic medicine for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office who ruled Jackson's death a homicide, testified when he took the stand this morning that he made the judgment based largely on what he called the substandard medical care the singer had received.
"Based on the quality of the medical care, I would still call this a homicide, even if the doctor did not provide the propofol to Mr. Jackson," he said.
A patient who is given such a powerful anesthetic should not be left unattended, Rogers said. "Bad things can happen very quickly" when a patient is under anesthesia, he noted.
The superstar's health was generally good, Rogers said.
In his testimony on Monday, a Los Angeles County police detective said the Murray told him that he was trying to wean Jackson off of propofol, but he administered the drug anyway after the singer complained he would have to cancel rehearsals and shows if he couldn't sleep.
Jackson was rehearsing for his comeback London concerts at his rented Holmby Hills estate in the run-up to his June 25 death.
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