LOS ANGELES — A judge on Tuesday ordered the personal physician of Michael Jackson to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after hearing testimony that he administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives then left the pop star alone. The ruling in the case against Houston cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray came after a six-day preliminary hearing before Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor. Prosecutors concluded their case with testimony from two doctors who said Murray acted outside the standard of medical care when he administered the anesthetic propofol and failed to provide proper care. Both witnesses said that even if Jackson had self-administered the final dose of the drug, his death would be a homicide because of Murray's actions. Murray's defense attorney Ed Chernoff and prosecutors declined comment on the ruling. Jackson family members welcomed the development. "I'm happy so far," LaToya Jackson said while walking to her car. Randy Jackson thanked prosecutors while flashing a peace sign outside the courtroom.
裁判官は火曜日に、 彼が強力な麻酔薬の致死量と他の鎮静剤を管理し、 その後ポップ・スターを単独で放置したという証言を聞いた後、 過失致死のための公判を立てるようMJのかかりつけの医師に命令した。 ヒューストンの心臓内科医コンラッド・マレーの判決は 高等裁判所裁判官Michael Pastorの前での6日間の予審に続いた。 検察官は2人のDr.の証言から本ケースを結論付けた。 Murrayが麻酔薬のpropofolを扱う際、規格を外れた医療行為を行い、 適切な注意を払わなかった、とした。 証人は共に、仮にMJがdrugの致死容量を自己管理したとしても、 Murrayの行為が原因となった殺人であると言った。 Ed Chernoff被告弁護士と検察官は判決へのコメントを断った。 Jackson family membersはこの進展を歓迎した。 ‘今のところ、happyだわ’と、LaToyaは車へ向かう間語った。 Randyは法廷の外でpeace signをして検察官に感謝した。
An investigator for the L.A. County Coroner's Office testified her office found 12 bottles of Propofol in Michael Jackson's home. Elissa Fleak says two bottles were in the bedroom where MJ died, and the other 10 were in a nearby closet. One of the Propofol bottles found in the room by the nightstand was empty. In addition to the Propofol, investigators found a pharmacy full of drugs, including lorazepam, diazepam, temazepam, trazodone, flomax, clonazepam, tizanidine, hydrocodone, lidocaine and benoquin. Also found ... used syringes and needles, as well as a box of unopened hypodermic needles, IV catheters and vials.
Murray Lawyer Paints Picture -- Michael Killed Himself
Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyers laid the groundwork for their defense -- Michael Jackson delivered the fatal shot of Propofol to himself. Murray's lawyer, J. Michael Flanagan, asked Coroner investigator Elissa Fleak two questions 1) Was the IV bag fingerprinted? and 2) Was it possible for Jackson to reach the syringes from the bed? As TMZ first reported, the defense will argue that Jackson became frustrated when he couldn't sleep that day and gave himself the fatal shot of Propofol when Murray was out of the room.
Los Angeles County Prosecutor David Walgren began to lay out the case against Dr. Conrad Murray … saying in his opening statement that Michael was dead even before paramedics got to MJ’s home. Walgren also told Judge Michael Pastor Murray tried to conceal the fact he had administered Propofol to Michael. Walgren said the evidence will show Murray ordered a bodyguard to help him clean up evidence and waited at least 20 minutes before he called 911. He also pointed out Murray performed CPR incorrectly — with one hand on his bed, rather than a hard surface. Murray’s attorney, Ed Chernoff, declined to make an opening statement.
Michael Jackson's family claims the singer predicted his own death shortly before he died -- telling TMZ, the King of Pop was paranoid he'd be murdered ... for his incredibly valuable Sony catalog. The statement is in response to the story TMZ first broke in April -- that Dr. Murray's defense will argue MJ accidentally killed himself by self -injecting a lethal dose of Propofol.
But a rep for Michael's family tells us the Jacksons are "absolutely mortified" by the implication that MJ took his own life -- insisting, "Michael did NOT kill himself.
The rep adds, "What is incredibly ironic is that Michael told his mother shortly before he died that he thought someone was going to kill him ... and they were going to kill him for his catalog. "The family is also concerned that video surveillance of Michael's last living moments -- crucial evidence in Murray's trial -- is still missing.
ー1/4/2011 10:32 AM PST by TMZ Staff
He says. 'I've only made several wrong mistakes. However, it was an optimal way in that place. ' Such an act is impossible. As the doctor, It is an idea and a selection never imagined either. Never！
Something is strange. It is misled by intention. Therefore, let's dare to ask it.
Prosecutors say Conrad Murray, the pop singer’s doctor, frantically tried to cover up his treatment.
As Michael Jackson’s life slipped away, his personal physician delayed calling 911, hid evidence of his medical treatment, misled paramedics and doctors, and then abruptly left the hospital before police could question him, prosecutors and the pop star’s employees said in court Tuesday. The picture of Dr. Conrad Murray frantically trying to cover up his treatment of the pop star emerged during the first day of a hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to try the 57-year-old cardiologist for involuntary manslaughter. Two members of Jackson’s staff summoned to the witness stand by prosecutors described the physician as panicked, drenched in sweat and, according to one security guard, too flustered to recall even the most basic medical skills. “I remember him asking if anyone in the room knew CPR,” testified Jackson’s head of security, Faheem Muhammad. He said he and another guard stared at each other in shock. The accounts of the witnesses and an opening statement by a prosecutor offered the clearest look yet at the case against Murray, a Las Vegas-based doctor who was to earn $150,000 a month for tending to Jackson during a comeback attempt. The singer stopped breathing June 25, 2009 in a bedroom of his rented Holmby Hills mansion from what the coroner determined was a fatal combination of the surgical anesthetic propofol and several sedatives. Murray initially did not return police calls.・・・conitnue
