Conrad Murray went from star prisoner to star witness at the L.A. County Jail today ... when a Fight broke out between his lawyers during a jailhouse visit ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to Murray tell us ... Murray had been complaining about pain in his right arm and shoulder for the past couple of days ... and today, two of his attorneys (who are each working on different cases) raced down to the jail to check in on The Doc.
- 1/22/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Katherine Jackson wants Conrad Murray to give evidence in court. Michael Jackson's mother needs the jailed doctor to testify in her wrongful death lawsuit against Aeg, in a bid to prove the company negligently hired Murray - who is serving a four-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter for inadvertently supplying the dose of anaesthetic Propofol that killed the King of Pop in June 2009 - and failed to supervise him. According to gossip website TMZ, the showbiz matriarch needs Murray on the record to prove Aeg hired him, but the disgraced doctor is refusing to co-operate. His lawyers Valerie Wass and J. Michael Flanagan are trying to make the order invalid on technical grounds. This comes just weeks after the physician...
- 1/21/2013
- Monsters and Critics
Katherine Jackson is reaching out to the man who killed her son because she needs him badly for something ... TMZ has learned.Katherine is in the throes of a wrongful death lawsuit against Aeg, claiming the company negligently hired Dr. Conrad Murray and failed to properly supervise him.Here's the problem. She needs Murray on the record, explaining how the arrangement went down, so she's subpoenaed the jailed Doc. Katherine wants Murray to acknowledge Aeg...
- 1/20/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The L.A. Sheriff's Dept. is pooh-poohing a letter it received from Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer, saying claims that Murray is being treated inhumanely are just plain false.Murray's lawyers, J. Michael Flanagan and Valerie Wass, fired off the letter, obtained by TMZ, in which he claims the 5' by 7' cell in which Murray has been confined is so small -- given his 6'5" height -- that he may have developed permanent and uncorrectable...
- 10/11/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There's no doubt ... Brian Mulligan -- an international banking honcho -- was beaten to a pulp by the Lapd -- based on photos obtained by TMZ. Mulligan -- the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Media for Deutsche Bank -- is unrecognizable in the pics -- with severe nasal fractures and lacerations, a concussion, a fractured right scapula, and numerous contusions and abrasions. Although the Lapd claims officers beat and arrested Mulligan after he became...
- 8/27/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It still sucks to be Conrad Murray. Moments after a Los Angeles judge turned down a request by Michael Jackson's incarcerated physician to release him on bail, his attorney told E! News that the cardiologist is "not doing well" and then immediately pulled the Whitney Houston card. Murray will instead remain behind bars as his lawyers appeal last November's conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the pop legend's death. Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor sided with prosecutors who argued that Murray was a flight risk, even if he submitted to electronic monitoring. Outside the courtroom, Murray's lawyer, J. Michael Flanagan, told E! News that the cardiologist is...
- 2/24/2012
- E! Online
Los Angeles — Prosecutors will not seek restitution against the doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson after conferring with the singer's parents and attorneys for his estate and children.
The request for payments from Conrad Murray was withdrawn Wednesday during a brief court hearing, just days before a judge was scheduled to consider how much the former cardiologist should pay to members of Jackson's family or his estate.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge handling the case that he was withdrawing the restitution request after speaking with Jackson's mother, Katherine, and attorney for his father, Joseph. Walgren also consulted with an attorney for the singer's estate and a court-appointed attorney representing the interests of Jackson's three children, a transcript of the proceedings shows.
Murray remains in jail after being convicted in November of involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve four years in jail, but his incarceration will be...
The request for payments from Conrad Murray was withdrawn Wednesday during a brief court hearing, just days before a judge was scheduled to consider how much the former cardiologist should pay to members of Jackson's family or his estate.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge handling the case that he was withdrawing the restitution request after speaking with Jackson's mother, Katherine, and attorney for his father, Joseph. Walgren also consulted with an attorney for the singer's estate and a court-appointed attorney representing the interests of Jackson's three children, a transcript of the proceedings shows.
Murray remains in jail after being convicted in November of involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve four years in jail, but his incarceration will be...
- 1/19/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Dr. Conrad Murray is asking the judge in his criminal case to deny Michael Jackson's family full restitution, on grounds Mj caused his own death.Murray filed legal docs yesterday -- obtained by TMZ -- asking for evidence the defense never received during the trial ... evidence that could show Michael self-administered the fatal dose of Propofol.Murray's lawyer, Michael Flanagan, argues that in deciding how much restitution the family gets, it's appropriate to consider...
- 1/10/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
By Anthony McCartney, Associated Press
Los Angeles — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson is coping with tight security and isolation and remains optimistic that he will win an upcoming appeal, his civil attorney said Tuesday.
Charles Peckham said sheriff's deputies appear to be subjecting Conrad Murray to more security than other inmates at Men's Central Jail and that the physician was left heavily shackled during their jailhouse meeting.
"Treating him like Hannibal Lecter is offensive," Peckham said, referring to the fictional serial killer from popular books and films. A sheriff's officials defended the security measures, saying they were for Murray's safety.
The attorney had to obtain a court order Tuesday to meet with Murray to discuss strategy on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's father. Peckham said despite the judge's order, he was denied entry to the jail, but officials relented after speaking with the civil trial court handling the case.
Los Angeles — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson is coping with tight security and isolation and remains optimistic that he will win an upcoming appeal, his civil attorney said Tuesday.
Charles Peckham said sheriff's deputies appear to be subjecting Conrad Murray to more security than other inmates at Men's Central Jail and that the physician was left heavily shackled during their jailhouse meeting.
"Treating him like Hannibal Lecter is offensive," Peckham said, referring to the fictional serial killer from popular books and films. A sheriff's officials defended the security measures, saying they were for Murray's safety.
The attorney had to obtain a court order Tuesday to meet with Murray to discuss strategy on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's father. Peckham said despite the judge's order, he was denied entry to the jail, but officials relented after speaking with the civil trial court handling the case.
- 12/14/2011
- by www.huffingtonpost.com
- Huffington Post
Conrad Murray asks judge for a court-appointed attorney to appeal his involuntary manslaughter conviction.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Just weeks after being sent to jail for four years following a conviction on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of Michael Jackson, cardiologist Conrad Murray is throwing himself on the mercy of the court.
The doctor had been slated to earn up to $150,000 a month to act as Jackson's personal physician before the pop icon's death in June 2009 from an overdose of the Murray-administered surgical anesthetic propofol. But on Tuesday E! News reported that Murray filed a notice of appeal in Los Angeles Superior Court in which he claimed that he is "indigent and respectfully requests the appointment of counsel on appeal."
Murray, 58, is planning to appeal both his conviction and his sentence, but has not yet filed papers with the California Appeals Court.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Just weeks after being sent to jail for four years following a conviction on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of Michael Jackson, cardiologist Conrad Murray is throwing himself on the mercy of the court.
The doctor had been slated to earn up to $150,000 a month to act as Jackson's personal physician before the pop icon's death in June 2009 from an overdose of the Murray-administered surgical anesthetic propofol. But on Tuesday E! News reported that Murray filed a notice of appeal in Los Angeles Superior Court in which he claimed that he is "indigent and respectfully requests the appointment of counsel on appeal."
Murray, 58, is planning to appeal both his conviction and his sentence, but has not yet filed papers with the California Appeals Court.
- 12/14/2011
- MTV Music News
Conrad Murray's former lawyer has blasted the "crazy and unbelievable" treatment of the 58-year-old in jail. Murray was sentenced to four years in prison on November 29 after being found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of his ex-patient Michael Jackson. Attorney J Michael Flanagan has since expressed shock at the behaviour he witnessed when recently visiting Murray at the Los Angeles County Jail, claiming that the physician was brought out with his hands and feet shackled and then handcuffed to their (more)...
- 12/14/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
The cash-strapped Conrad Murray, who has asked for a court-appointed attorney for his appeal process, doesn't seem to be experiencing jail time like some other well-known names. Murray's previous attorney J. Michael Flanagan is outraged at the doctor's treatment in the slammer, telling E! News that "it is crazy and unbelievable how [the sheriffs] are treating" Murray in jail. Flanagan says that after waiting for over an hour to visit the doctor yesterday, Murray arrived with his feet and hands cuffed, and was then handcuffed to the table for their meeting. "I've never seen something like this before," for someone serving for this particular crime, the attorney tells...
- 12/14/2011
- E! Online
Conrad Murray's own attorney admits it -- doing the Michael Jackson documentary was "probably a mistake." We got Michael Flanagan talking about the 4 year sentence and the documentary ... which he says Murray only did because was broke. Also, Flanagan explains why Murray didn't say a peep in court today -- and Harvey is baffled by one move the doctor's attorneys didn't make today. Plus, the word no defendant wants to hear from the judge ... "Yipes!
- 11/29/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Conrad Murray's defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan just stormed away from a news conference -- after he was ambushed by hecklers.Flanagan was in the middle of making a statement, claiming, Murray "led 56 years of exemplary life" -- at which point he was interrupted by someone in the crowd ... "And then he killed Michael Jackson."Flanagan asked for the hecklers to be removed ... but after nothing happened, Flanagan said, "I'm out of here." Read more...
- 11/29/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Late pop star Michael Jackson.s personal physician Conrad Murray was Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of .involuntary manslaughter..Before announcing the sentence, Judge Michael Pastor lashed out at Murray, noting that the cardiologist made an .egregious series of departures from the accepted standard of care. that represented a .disgrace to the medical profession . an honourable profession which bears the blot, the scourge, of what happened here..Murray, 58, was found guilty by a jury Nov 7.Brian Panish, an attorney for the family of Michael Jackson, read a statement to the court here on behalf of the family, Xinhua reported..There is no way to adequately describe the loss of our beloved father, son, brother and friend,. the statement reads..We still look at each other in disbelief.We are not here to seek revenge. There is nothing you can do here today to bring Michael back...
- 11/29/2011
- Filmicafe
Legal expert Mike Cavalluzzi tells MTV News he isn't surprised by sentence but doesn't think it's justified.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray in court on Tuesday
Photo: Mario Anzuoni-Pool/ Getty Images
Though he dodged a potential four-year prison term, former Michael Jackson physician Conrad Murray was sentenced to an equal amount of time in Los Angeles County Jail on Tuesday (November 29) in the death of the pop singer.
But the same overcrowding problems that spared the cardiologist from doing time in a federal pen might also save him from serving his entire sentence in county as well. Shortly after the sentence was handed down by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, Los Angeles Sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore told E! News that Murray would likely end up serving "a little less than two years." Due to overcrowding, most county jail sentences are immediately cut in half, and given the...
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray in court on Tuesday
Photo: Mario Anzuoni-Pool/ Getty Images
Though he dodged a potential four-year prison term, former Michael Jackson physician Conrad Murray was sentenced to an equal amount of time in Los Angeles County Jail on Tuesday (November 29) in the death of the pop singer.
But the same overcrowding problems that spared the cardiologist from doing time in a federal pen might also save him from serving his entire sentence in county as well. Shortly after the sentence was handed down by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, Los Angeles Sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore told E! News that Murray would likely end up serving "a little less than two years." Due to overcrowding, most county jail sentences are immediately cut in half, and given the...
- 11/29/2011
- MTV Music News
Los Angeles — A judge denied 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 sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said defense attorneys could have sought the testing months ago or even during the doctor's six-week trial but chose not to.
"You're not involved in fishing, you're involved in foraging," Pastor said.
Murray's attorneys wanted a lab to test a small amount of liquid found in a vial of the anesthetic propofol that authorities contend was used to help Jackson sleep on the day he died.
Defense lawyer J. Michael Flanagan argued the results would reveal the accuracy of a theory by a prosecution expert who testified that Murray left Jackson's bedside while the singer was on an IV drip of propofol and the painkiller lidocaine.
Just days before the scheduled sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said defense attorneys could have sought the testing months ago or even during the doctor's six-week trial but chose not to.
"You're not involved in fishing, you're involved in foraging," Pastor said.
Murray's attorneys wanted a lab to test a small amount of liquid found in a vial of the anesthetic propofol that authorities contend was used to help Jackson sleep on the day he died.
Defense lawyer J. Michael Flanagan argued the results would reveal the accuracy of a theory by a prosecution expert who testified that Murray left Jackson's bedside while the singer was on an IV drip of propofol and the painkiller lidocaine.
- 11/21/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson is being closely watched in the Los Angeles County Jail medical ward, reports E! News. Dr. Conrad Murray, who is in the jail awaiting sentencing, is under a doctor's care and believed to be on suicide watch.
Murray's defense attorney tells E! that Murray wasn't prepared to be found guilty and is "distraught."
"He didn't think he would be found guilty," says a rep for Murray. "He didn't mentally prepare himself. He is a very positive person and he didn't prepare for this outcome."
Murray will be held in the jail until at least Nov. 29 when he's due back in court for sentencing. His lawyers continue to hold out hope that he won't be forced to serve time in prison.
"To say that he is a danger to the community and public is outrageous," says attorney J. Michael Flanagan.
Murray's defense attorney tells E! that Murray wasn't prepared to be found guilty and is "distraught."
"He didn't think he would be found guilty," says a rep for Murray. "He didn't mentally prepare himself. He is a very positive person and he didn't prepare for this outcome."
Murray will be held in the jail until at least Nov. 29 when he's due back in court for sentencing. His lawyers continue to hold out hope that he won't be forced to serve time in prison.
"To say that he is a danger to the community and public is outrageous," says attorney J. Michael Flanagan.
- 11/16/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Dr. Conrad Murray might have seen his eventual conviction for manslaughter coming -- because he ripped his co-counsel Michael Flanagan for screwing up a key cross-examination ... and was so angry he told his own mother to shut up! It all went down during the trial while Murray was discussing the moment prosecution expert Dr. Alan Steinberg corrected Flanagan -- in open court ( below ) -- about whether Conrad put Michael Jackson on "a drip." Murray goes...
- 11/12/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The controversial Conrad Murray documentary debuted in the United Kingdom tonight -- and in it the doctor emphatically states that Aeg Live CEO Randy Phillips told him Michael Jackson does not have a "f**king cent!" Murray claims Phillips pulled him aside after a meeting about the "This Is It" concerts and angrily said ... "What's this bullshit all about? Listen this guy is next to skid row. He's going to be homeless. Nine security guards?...
- 11/11/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Washington, Nov 10: A media and entertainment corporation paid a whopping 300k dollars to a production company for a documentary which captures Dr Conrad Murray discussing the demise of his former patient, Michael Jackson.
The documentary will be broadcast on MSNBC on Friday night, RadarOnline.com reported.
"NBC Universal paid the production company approximately $300k for the right to air the documentary," an insider said.
"Much of that money will go to pay Dr. Murray's lawyers, Ed Chernoff, Michael Flanagan, and Nareg Gourjian."
"If there is any money left over, it will go to Dr. Murray's current girlfriend.
The documentary will be broadcast on MSNBC on Friday night, RadarOnline.com reported.
"NBC Universal paid the production company approximately $300k for the right to air the documentary," an insider said.
"Much of that money will go to pay Dr. Murray's lawyers, Ed Chernoff, Michael Flanagan, and Nareg Gourjian."
"If there is any money left over, it will go to Dr. Murray's current girlfriend.
- 11/10/2011
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Conrad Murray's lawyer has stated that the physician will appeal against his conviction for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. Murray was yesterday found guilty of causing the pop icon's death in 2009 by administering him with a fatal overdose of propofol. Speaking to TMZ after the trial, defence lawyer J Michael Flanagan said that he was "very disappointed" in the decision and stated that Murray would "certainly appeal" the verdict. Murray was handcuffed and remanded without bail after yesterday's verdict, with the judge branding him "a danger to society". Sources claim that he has been put on suicide watch and will be kept away from other inmates for his own protection while in Los Angeles County Jail. The doctor will be sentenced on November 29 and could face (more)...
- 11/8/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Los Angeles — With dramatic courtroom testimony, attorneys for Michael Jackson's doctor have dropped the bombshell they've been hinting at for months – an expert opinion accusing the singer of causing his own death.
Dr. Paul White said Jackson injected himself with a dose of propofol after an initial dose by Dr. Conrad Murray wore off. He also calculated that Jackson gave himself another sedative, lorazepam, by taking pills after an infusion of that drug and others by Murray failed to put him to sleep.
That combination of drugs could have had "lethal consequences," the defense team's star scientific witness said Friday.
Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
White showed jurors a series of charts and simulations he created in the past two days to support the defense theory. He also did a courtroom demonstration of how the milky white anesthetic propofol could have entered Jackson's veins in the...
Dr. Paul White said Jackson injected himself with a dose of propofol after an initial dose by Dr. Conrad Murray wore off. He also calculated that Jackson gave himself another sedative, lorazepam, by taking pills after an infusion of that drug and others by Murray failed to put him to sleep.
That combination of drugs could have had "lethal consequences," the defense team's star scientific witness said Friday.
Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
White showed jurors a series of charts and simulations he created in the past two days to support the defense theory. He also did a courtroom demonstration of how the milky white anesthetic propofol could have entered Jackson's veins in the...
- 10/30/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Michael Jackson likely helped himself to extra doses of two potent drugs while his personal physician Conrad Murray's back was turned, the defense's final witness told jurors on Friday. Murray's lawyers long have asserted that Jackson caused his own death, although the expert, Dr. Paul White, says he had backed away from an earlier theory that Jackson drank the anesthesia propofol after determining that orally consumed propofol has little effect. Instead, White told the jury, in Jackson's last minutes of consciousness, the sleepless superstar took several pills of the powerful sedative lorezepan and then injected the propofol. Related: Michael Jackson...
- 10/28/2011
- by Howard Breuer
- PEOPLE.com
Los Angeles — Jurors hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor will hear an alternate version Friday of what may have occurred in the singer's bedroom in the hours before his death.
Dr. Paul White, an expert in the anesthetic propofol, will finally lay out his rationale for the defense theory that Jackson somehow gave himself a fatal dose of the drug when his doctor left the room.
White's testimony will likely be vigorously challenged by prosecutors, who spent four weeks laying out their case that Dr. Conrad Murray is a greedy, inept and reckless doctor who was giving Jackson propofol as a sleep aid. But cross-examination of White will be delayed until Monday to give prosecutors more time to review a new analysis prepared by the defense based on recently-conducted tests on samples taken during Jackson's autopsy.
"This is the entire crux of the defense case," Deputy...
Dr. Paul White, an expert in the anesthetic propofol, will finally lay out his rationale for the defense theory that Jackson somehow gave himself a fatal dose of the drug when his doctor left the room.
White's testimony will likely be vigorously challenged by prosecutors, who spent four weeks laying out their case that Dr. Conrad Murray is a greedy, inept and reckless doctor who was giving Jackson propofol as a sleep aid. But cross-examination of White will be delayed until Monday to give prosecutors more time to review a new analysis prepared by the defense based on recently-conducted tests on samples taken during Jackson's autopsy.
"This is the entire crux of the defense case," Deputy...
- 10/28/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles — Dr. Conrad Murray's use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as he struggled to fall asleep on the day he died was a "recipe for disaster" and ultimately caused his death, a UCLA sleep therapy expert testified Thursday.
Dr. Nader Kamangar described Murray's treatment as "unethical, disturbing and beyond comprehension."
Under questioning by Murray's attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, the witness was asked to tell jurors what he knew about the events of June 25, 2009, the day of Jackson's death.
"To summarize, Mr. Jackson was receiving very inappropriate therapy in a home setting, receiving very potent therapies without monitoring," Kamangar said.
He said diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan) and midazolam (Versed) were given to the sleepless star during a 10-hour period throughout the night and morning.
"This cocktail was a recipe for disaster," Kamangar said.
Noting the addition of propofol (Dipravan), a powerful anesthetic used in surgeries, Flanagan asked: "Could this have caused death?...
Dr. Nader Kamangar described Murray's treatment as "unethical, disturbing and beyond comprehension."
Under questioning by Murray's attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, the witness was asked to tell jurors what he knew about the events of June 25, 2009, the day of Jackson's death.
"To summarize, Mr. Jackson was receiving very inappropriate therapy in a home setting, receiving very potent therapies without monitoring," Kamangar said.
He said diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan) and midazolam (Versed) were given to the sleepless star during a 10-hour period throughout the night and morning.
"This cocktail was a recipe for disaster," Kamangar said.
Noting the addition of propofol (Dipravan), a powerful anesthetic used in surgeries, Flanagan asked: "Could this have caused death?...
- 10/14/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
As the involuntary manslaughter trial against Conrad Murray continued Thursday, the defense claimed Michael Jackson's insomnia may have been caused by an addiction to Demerol, which was prescribed by the singer's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein.
A sleep medicine expert testified Jackson's reliance on the painkiller Demerol could have led to insomnia, which Murray was treating, but maintained that Dr. Murray still made "egregious" errors in giving the King of Pop propofol without properly monitoring him,...
A sleep medicine expert testified Jackson's reliance on the painkiller Demerol could have led to insomnia, which Murray was treating, but maintained that Dr. Murray still made "egregious" errors in giving the King of Pop propofol without properly monitoring him,...
- 10/13/2011
- Extra
During Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial, sleep expert criticizes decision to give pop star propofol and two other sedatives.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Steven Shafer
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
It was another day of harsh criticism in the involuntary manslaughter case against doctor Conrad Murray on Thursday (October 13). After nearly two weeks of the prosecution attempting to paint cardiologist Murray as a negligent, sloppy physician who did not take the proper precautions in safeguarding the health of the 50-year-old pop icon, the final two witnesses took the stand to wrap up the state's case.
Day 13
The Witnesses
» Dr. Nader Kamangar, sleep expert
» Dr. Steven Shafer, propofol expert
Testimony highlights
» UCLA sleep expert Kamangar told the court that Jackson appeared to suffer from insomnia caused by anxiety about performing and a possible drug problem that Murray should have evaluated before he began treating the singer with the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol,...
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Steven Shafer
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
It was another day of harsh criticism in the involuntary manslaughter case against doctor Conrad Murray on Thursday (October 13). After nearly two weeks of the prosecution attempting to paint cardiologist Murray as a negligent, sloppy physician who did not take the proper precautions in safeguarding the health of the 50-year-old pop icon, the final two witnesses took the stand to wrap up the state's case.
Day 13
The Witnesses
» Dr. Nader Kamangar, sleep expert
» Dr. Steven Shafer, propofol expert
Testimony highlights
» UCLA sleep expert Kamangar told the court that Jackson appeared to suffer from insomnia caused by anxiety about performing and a possible drug problem that Murray should have evaluated before he began treating the singer with the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol,...
- 10/13/2011
- MTV Music News
London, Oct 13: Dr Conrad Murray's lawyers have dropped their claim that the singer swallowed a fatal overdose of the anaesthetic propofol.
Murray was accused of killing the King of Pop, who died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009.
The theory that Jackson swallowed the drug, while his personal physician Dr Murray was not looking, had been thought to be a key plank of the doctor's defence.
However, after more than two weeks into his trial defence lawyer J Michael Flanagan told Los Angeles Superior Court that the argument would not be pursued.
He said a study, commissioned by the defence,.
Murray was accused of killing the King of Pop, who died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009.
The theory that Jackson swallowed the drug, while his personal physician Dr Murray was not looking, had been thought to be a key plank of the doctor's defence.
However, after more than two weeks into his trial defence lawyer J Michael Flanagan told Los Angeles Superior Court that the argument would not be pursued.
He said a study, commissioned by the defence,.
- 10/13/2011
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Yes! That's the answer given by cardiologist Dr. Alon Steinberg today when asked by the prosecution whether or not Dr. Conrad Murray was still liable in Michael Jackson's death if the pop star had given himself the dose of propofol that ultimately killed him. And while that seems like a pretty explosive statement in and of itself, that's only one of the blows Murray's defense absorbed on day 11 of his trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge... Never Mind: Defense attorney Michael Flanagan informed the court today that their camp no longer planned to argue that Jackson may have ingested propofol orally. (Presumably, testimony yesterday that no traces of the anesthetic showed up in...
- 10/13/2011
- E! Online
Los Angeles — The defense for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death surprised prosecutors and a judge on Wednesday, dropping a key claim that the singer swallowed a fatal dose of an anesthetic while the physician wasn't looking.
Dr. Conrad Murray's attorneys have for months suggested that Jackson could have swallowed propofol, which is normally given through an IV drop in hospital settings.
They told jurors in opening statements that they would present a theory that Jackson swallowed several pills of the sedative lorazepam and somehow self-administered the propofol – killing the singer before he had a chance to close his eyes.
On Wednesday, without jurors in the courtroom, attorney J. Michael Flanagan said he commissioned a study about the effects of propofol if swallowed, mainly to counter one by a key prosecution expert that it would have been negligible.
Flanagan said the defense study confirmed that the effect would be "trivial.
Dr. Conrad Murray's attorneys have for months suggested that Jackson could have swallowed propofol, which is normally given through an IV drop in hospital settings.
They told jurors in opening statements that they would present a theory that Jackson swallowed several pills of the sedative lorazepam and somehow self-administered the propofol – killing the singer before he had a chance to close his eyes.
On Wednesday, without jurors in the courtroom, attorney J. Michael Flanagan said he commissioned a study about the effects of propofol if swallowed, mainly to counter one by a key prosecution expert that it would have been negligible.
Flanagan said the defense study confirmed that the effect would be "trivial.
- 10/12/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
There were a couple of bombshells at the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray on Wednesday (Oct. 12).
Michael Flanagan, attorney for the physician charged in Michael Jackson's death, said they will no longer pursue the defense that the pop star accidentally killed himself by ingesting Propofol. This move comes after a study revealed such an action would not prove fatal. During their opening statement the defense team said they would show that Jackson self-administered the drug, thus killing him.
The other news involved the gripping testimony from Dr. Alon Steinberg. While on the stand, the Malibu cardiologist said that Dr. Murray's actions, in his opinion, directly contributed to Jackson's death.
"Giving Propofol in unmonitored setting without personnel, without appropriate monitoring, without appropriate equipment, not being prepared, not appropriately reacting to a [cardiac] arrest, not calling 911 on a timely fashion, all directly impacted his life," Steinberg says. "If these deviations were not to happen,...
Michael Flanagan, attorney for the physician charged in Michael Jackson's death, said they will no longer pursue the defense that the pop star accidentally killed himself by ingesting Propofol. This move comes after a study revealed such an action would not prove fatal. During their opening statement the defense team said they would show that Jackson self-administered the drug, thus killing him.
The other news involved the gripping testimony from Dr. Alon Steinberg. While on the stand, the Malibu cardiologist said that Dr. Murray's actions, in his opinion, directly contributed to Jackson's death.
"Giving Propofol in unmonitored setting without personnel, without appropriate monitoring, without appropriate equipment, not being prepared, not appropriately reacting to a [cardiac] arrest, not calling 911 on a timely fashion, all directly impacted his life," Steinberg says. "If these deviations were not to happen,...
- 10/12/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Conrad Murray's defence team have dropped their original claim that Michael Jackson swallowed the anaesthetic propofol himself on the day he died. Murray's defence had originally used the claim as a major part of their case in the ongoing manslaughter trial, which has now entered its third week. Lawyer J Michael Flanagan told the judge that he had followed a study on the effects of swallowing propofol, which revealed that the end results would be "trivial". Flanagan said: "We are not going to assert at any time during this trial that Michael Jackson orally administered propofol." However, it remains unclear whether the defence will continue to allege (more)...
- 10/12/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Update 3:05 p.m.: Medical Board member and pulmonary specialist Dr. Nader Kamangar testified that anesthesiologists are highly trained specialists and are present in hospitals any time that propofol is administered. Jackson needed constant monitoring, Kamangar said, and Murray was in need of beside assistance. He said that he couldn't conceive of a "reasonable or prudent" doctor giving a patient propofol in his home. Update 2:56 p.m.: Steinberg testified that Murray "did not act like a board-certified physician" during his time working with Jackson. During cross, Michael Flanagan asked the cardiologist why he "assumed" that Murray caused Jackson's death. "I didn't assume anything,"...
- 10/12/2011
- E! Online
Lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray, accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, are abandoning the argument that the singer accidentally killed himself by orally ingesting propofol, reports TMZ.
Defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan said in court Wednesday that an independent study by the defense showed swallowing propofol would not produce fatal results.
The defense said it will continue the argument that the King of Pop self-injected the drug after awakening and becoming...
Defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan said in court Wednesday that an independent study by the defense showed swallowing propofol would not produce fatal results.
The defense said it will continue the argument that the King of Pop self-injected the drug after awakening and becoming...
- 10/12/2011
- Extra
Washington, Oct 12: The medical examiner who did the autopsy on Michael Jackson admitted that there was an unknown dark liquid in the singer's stomach while cross examined by Dr. Murray's lawyer.
RadarOnline.com reported that when Michael Flanagan questioned about the contents of Jackson's stomach, Dr. Christopher Rogers replied, "There was dark liquid found in Mr. Jackson's stomach. It could have been fruit juice, it's unknown what the dark liquid was".
The medical examiner revealed that approximately 70 grams of liquid was taken from the King of Pop's stomach.
Flanagan also showed jurors 9 1/2 Lorazepam pills from a prescription bottle of Jackson that was recovered from his bedside table. (Ani)...
RadarOnline.com reported that when Michael Flanagan questioned about the contents of Jackson's stomach, Dr. Christopher Rogers replied, "There was dark liquid found in Mr. Jackson's stomach. It could have been fruit juice, it's unknown what the dark liquid was".
The medical examiner revealed that approximately 70 grams of liquid was taken from the King of Pop's stomach.
Flanagan also showed jurors 9 1/2 Lorazepam pills from a prescription bottle of Jackson that was recovered from his bedside table. (Ani)...
- 10/12/2011
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Fellow doctors take Conrad Murray to task for his treatment of late pop star.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Nader Kamangar
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
A day after the pathologist who did the autopsy on Michael Jackson said in court that evidence did not support the argument that the pop icon self-administered a fatal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol, the defense team for Dr. Conrad Murray appeared to be shifting its strategy.
Lawyers for Murray, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jackson at age 50 in June 2009, seemed set on their plan to convince jurors that Jackson self-administered a dose of the drug while Murray was out of the room. Let's take a look at what went down in court.
Day 12
The Witnesses
» Dr. Alon Steinberg, cardiologist
» Dr. Nadar Kamangar, pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist
Testimony Highlights
» According to TMZ, one of Murray's lawyers, Michael Flanagan, announced...
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Nader Kamangar
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
A day after the pathologist who did the autopsy on Michael Jackson said in court that evidence did not support the argument that the pop icon self-administered a fatal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol, the defense team for Dr. Conrad Murray appeared to be shifting its strategy.
Lawyers for Murray, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jackson at age 50 in June 2009, seemed set on their plan to convince jurors that Jackson self-administered a dose of the drug while Murray was out of the room. Let's take a look at what went down in court.
Day 12
The Witnesses
» Dr. Alon Steinberg, cardiologist
» Dr. Nadar Kamangar, pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist
Testimony Highlights
» According to TMZ, one of Murray's lawyers, Michael Flanagan, announced...
- 10/12/2011
- MTV Music News
Update: 3:29 p.m.: After a short break, testimony resumed with Rogers restating under cross that what seemed reasonable, to him, was that Murray had "imperfect control" over the dose of propofol he gave Jackson and that he might have given the singer too much. He finds it "unreasonable" that Jackson, already under the influence of other sedatives, woke up while Murray was out of the room, dosed himself and stopped breathing within two minutes. Update 2:40 p.m.: Defense attorney Michael Flanagan again kept running into a series of objections and requests to repeat his technical questions as he cross-examined Rogers about the contents of Jackson's stomach at autopsy. At one point he asked the pathologist to...
- 10/11/2011
- E! Online
Recording of Conrad Murray's interview with police two days after Jackson's death was played in court Friday (October 7).
By Gil Kaufman
Elissa Fleak
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
After a day in which the defense attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray went on the offensive against a key prosecution witness in the physician's involuntary manslaughter trial, the focus on Friday (October 7) turned to a recording of the doctor's account of his actions while tending to Michael Jackson on the day the pop icon died.
During Thursday's proceedings, attorney Ed Chernoff accused lead coroner's office investigator Elissa Fleak of sloppy work in her investigation of Jackson's death. Chernoff suggested that Fleak made a number of mistakes, including leaving her fingerprint on a syringe found on Jackson's nightstand. In a sometimes heated exchange, Chernoff hammered Fleak about changes she made earlier this year to her report on Jackson's death, suggesting that they were intended...
By Gil Kaufman
Elissa Fleak
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
After a day in which the defense attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray went on the offensive against a key prosecution witness in the physician's involuntary manslaughter trial, the focus on Friday (October 7) turned to a recording of the doctor's account of his actions while tending to Michael Jackson on the day the pop icon died.
During Thursday's proceedings, attorney Ed Chernoff accused lead coroner's office investigator Elissa Fleak of sloppy work in her investigation of Jackson's death. Chernoff suggested that Fleak made a number of mistakes, including leaving her fingerprint on a syringe found on Jackson's nightstand. In a sometimes heated exchange, Chernoff hammered Fleak about changes she made earlier this year to her report on Jackson's death, suggesting that they were intended...
- 10/7/2011
- MTV Music News
Update: 4:05 p.m.: Court adjourned for the day. Today's testimony came to a conclusion on a confusing note, as defense attorney Michael Flanagan pressed Anderson with questions about the last time Jackson urinated and how that would affect the traces of drugs found in his system upon his death. Anderson replied several times that he didn't understand the question and Judge Michael Pastor sustained multiple objections from the prosecution and had to ask Flanagan to rephrase. Update: 3:45 p.m.: Anderson's testimony veers into the extra-technical, as they talk ion trapping, parts-per-million, gross contents and other things that can only be determined in a lab. The criminalist testified that, among the seven drugs...
- 10/6/2011
- E! Online
Update: 3:50 p.m.: Nguyen resumed her testimony after lunch. As a show of "good faith" for Murray, she said, doctors inserted a balloon pump into Jackson's aorta and attempted resuscitation. However, "he was lifeless," Nguyen recalled. The cardiologist also said that she had "never heard of propofol being used outside of a procedure room or ICU room." On cross, defense attorney Michael Flanagan argued that a dentist might use propol for certain procedures, and she fired back, "They certainly did not use propofol on me at my dentist's office." Update 11:45 a.m.: Dr. Thao Nguyen, a cardiologist working at the UCLA Medical Center on the day of Jackson's death, has taken the stand. She...
- 10/3/2011
- E! Online
'Mr. Jackson died long before he became a patient,' Richelle Cooper testifies during Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Richelle Cooper testifies at Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
By the time Michael Jackson was delivered by ambulance to the UCLA Medical Center's emergency room, he was already dead. That was the testimony the jury heard Monday (October 3) as the second week of the manslaughter trial of the late pop icon's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, got under way.
"Mr. Jackson died long before he became a patient," said emergency room doctor Richelle Cooper in testimony continued from Friday.
Other highlights of Monday's testimony:
» Cooper said she actually pronounced Jackson dead twice, once on the phone at 12:57 p.m. on June 25, 2009, when paramedics couldn't revive the "Thriller" singer at his rented home and again at the hospital at 2:26 p.m. after...
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Richelle Cooper testifies at Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial
Photo: Pool/ Getty Images
By the time Michael Jackson was delivered by ambulance to the UCLA Medical Center's emergency room, he was already dead. That was the testimony the jury heard Monday (October 3) as the second week of the manslaughter trial of the late pop icon's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, got under way.
"Mr. Jackson died long before he became a patient," said emergency room doctor Richelle Cooper in testimony continued from Friday.
Other highlights of Monday's testimony:
» Cooper said she actually pronounced Jackson dead twice, once on the phone at 12:57 p.m. on June 25, 2009, when paramedics couldn't revive the "Thriller" singer at his rented home and again at the hospital at 2:26 p.m. after...
- 10/3/2011
- MTV Music News
After something of a second day lull, testimony in the Michael Jackson manslaughter case was back to a dramatic high today as the late superstar's bodyguard took the stand. But this may be just the tip of the iceberg if increasing reports are proved true, that proceedings may reach a theatrical, bombshell-laden peak should any of Jackson's three children be called to the stand. And even though both the defense and prosecution have said from the start that the chances of calling any or all of the kids to the stand is slim, it's far from nonexistent. "All the Jacksons were on the list to testify," one of Murray's defense lawyers, Michael Flanagan, told E! News. "But in the beginning...
- 9/29/2011
- E! Online
Lawyers for Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray have asked that the jury in his upcoming manslaughter trial be isolated. J Michael Flanagan urged La County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor to sequester members of the jury once the trial gets underway on September 8 over fears that the media coverage could influence them. Although Flanagan is seeking to have jury members isolated 24 hours a day, he urged Judge Pastor to at the very least shield them from access to television "during the hours [Hln talkshow host] Nancy Grace is on TV", reports the Los Angeles Times. Judge Pastor said that an isolation is unlikely due to the costs it would put on the court over the six-week trial, but invited Flanagan to file a formal motion for (more)...
- 7/21/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Lawyers for Conrad Murray told the trial judge they don't want Nancy Grace to pull a " Casey Anthony " on the jury -- so they asked the judge to prohibit jurors from watching her. Attorney Michael Flanagan argued that it was impractical to tell jurors they can't watch TV - because they simply will. So Flanagan asked Judge Michael Pastor to sequester the jury, O.J. style. The judge told Flanagan to file a motion and he'd consider it,...
- 7/20/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Strange News! Michael Jackson trial getting weirder by the day -- [May 3] If it looks like bacon, smells like bacon, and fries like bacon, chances are, it's bacon. However, bacon is not the same thing as suicidal pork. Since it's pretty clear that Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of star celeb and King of Pop Michael Jackson, was paying little attention to Jackson in the hours before his death, the defense has conjured up a new theory. The defense for Dr. Murray wants the jury to accept that Michael Jackson may have ingested Propofol while Dr. Murray was out of the room. To that end, the jury wants to introduce a piglet as evidence, reports TMZ. During today's court hearing, Judge Michael Pastor referenced attorney Michael Flanagan's suggestion to introduce evidence of a pig ingesting Propofol. Flanagan said he intended to use a vet as an expert witness --...
- 5/3/2011
- by Helium
- Green Celebrity
Dr. Conrad Murray 's lawyers want to use a piglet to prove that Propofol can be ingested. During today's court hearing, Judge Michael Pastor referenced attorney Michael Flanagan's suggestion to introduce evidence of a pig ingesting Propofol. Flanagan said he intended to use a vet as an expert witness -- presumably to discuss the ingestion of Propofol. One of the defense's theories is that Michael Jackson fatally ingested Propofol while Dr. Murray was out of the bedroom.
- 4/29/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lawyers representing Dr. Conrad Murray have urged a judge not to delay the upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial into Michael Jackson's death - because they "don't have the budget" for lengthy court proceedings.
The medic stands accused of administering the drug Propofol which killed the King of Pop in June 2009. The case is scheduled to begin on March 24 , but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor could push back the start date of the trial after prosecutors called for a later hearing, according to the Associated Press.
Speaking on Monday, February 28, he said, "I am extremely distressed about the state of this case and whether the defense is prepared for trial and its obligations to Dr. Murray." But Murray's legal team have appealed to Judge Pastor to keep March 24 as the start date - as they are running out of cash.
Defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan pleaded, "We need to go to trial right away.
The medic stands accused of administering the drug Propofol which killed the King of Pop in June 2009. The case is scheduled to begin on March 24 , but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor could push back the start date of the trial after prosecutors called for a later hearing, according to the Associated Press.
Speaking on Monday, February 28, he said, "I am extremely distressed about the state of this case and whether the defense is prepared for trial and its obligations to Dr. Murray." But Murray's legal team have appealed to Judge Pastor to keep March 24 as the start date - as they are running out of cash.
Defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan pleaded, "We need to go to trial right away.
- 3/1/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson has entered a plea of not guilty. "Your honor, I am an innocent man," Dr. Conrad Murray told the judge, according to the Associated Press. "I definitely plead not guilty." After a six-day preliminary hearing earlier this month, the judge ruled that Dr. Murray must stand trial in a criminal case tied to the pop star's death. His attorney J. Michael Flanagan contends that prosecutors don't have sufficient evidence to prove how Murray allegedly caused the King of Pop's demise. He plans to move forward without seeking a plea bargain, according to the AP. "We're going to go to trial," told reporters. "I think our case is really solid. We were very pleased with the way the evidence went at the preliminary hearing ... This should result in an acquittal." The trial is scheduled to begin March 28, with a...
- 1/25/2011
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Murray to head to trial in death of Jackson following Tuesday hearing.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, the only person charged in the June 2009 death of Michael Jackson, will be arraigned on Tuesday morning (January 25) on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Murray, who was serving as the 50-year-old pop icon's personal physician at the time, is expected to plead not guilty in the case.
According to CNN, the hearing in front of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, is only slated to last a few minutes. While Murray has the right to demand a trial within 60 days, it is not expected that a date will be set for one on Tuesday.
After more than a week of testimony, Pastor ruled during a preliminary hearing in early January that there was enough evidence to bring Murray's case to trial.
By Gil Kaufman
Dr. Conrad Murray
Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images
Cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, the only person charged in the June 2009 death of Michael Jackson, will be arraigned on Tuesday morning (January 25) on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Murray, who was serving as the 50-year-old pop icon's personal physician at the time, is expected to plead not guilty in the case.
According to CNN, the hearing in front of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, is only slated to last a few minutes. While Murray has the right to demand a trial within 60 days, it is not expected that a date will be set for one on Tuesday.
After more than a week of testimony, Pastor ruled during a preliminary hearing in early January that there was enough evidence to bring Murray's case to trial.
- 1/25/2011
- MTV Music News
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