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Can charges be changed after a preliminary hearing?
12/01/2011 12:00
A recent question sent to me asked about the procedure in an involuntary manslaughter case. The question was: Can the judge decide to upgrade the charges if the DA doesn’t pursue greater charges? The question was based on the recent preliminary hearing of Dr. Conrad...
Dr Ruffalo's testimony
12/01/2011 09:00
In his testimony, he was reflecting on what Murray had told investigators during his almost 3 hour interview after June 25, 2009.
Associated Press Released Jan. 12, 2011 described Dr Ruffalo testimony:
Dr. Richard Ruffalo, an anaesthesiologist who testified as an expert witness, said...
Murray ordered to stand trial
11/01/2011 16:00
Conrad Murray was just ordered to stand trial.
Judge Michael Pastor ruled there are sufficient evidences to warrant a manslaughter trial.
In his closing statement, Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge, "It was not Michael Jackson's time to go. Michael Jackson is...
Prosecution finished closing statement in Murray's preliminary hearing
11/01/2011 14:54
The prosecution has ended its case in the Conrad Murray preliminary hearing after 6 days of testimony.
The defense filed a motion to dismiss, which is routine and will almost certainly be denied with Murray who will be ordered to stand trial.
Judge Michael Pastor has taken a...
Murray is guilty of homicide even if Michael Jackson self-injected propofol
11/01/2011 14:35
A coroner in the Michael Jackson case on Tuesday testified that even if the pop star self-administered the drug that killed him, the physician caring for him would have committed homicide.
The testimony of Dr. Christopher Rogers, chief of forensic medicine for the Los Angeles County...
Coroner doesn't believe Murray's story
11/01/2011 14:30
A doctor for the L.A. County Coroner's Office testified he doesn't believe Murray only gave Michael Jackson 25mg of Propofol. Dr. Christopher Rogers testified if Murray were correct about the 25mg of Propofol, Jackson would have awakened after 3 to 5 minutes of sleep.
Rogers also...
Murray told cops that Michael begged him for propofol
10/01/2011 14:50
A LAPD detective testified Murray told him Michael Jackson "begged" him for Propofol.
LAPD Robbery Homicide Detective Orlando Martinez testified about an interview he conducted with Murray on June 27. Martinez said Murray told him the night before June 25 Jackson was having...
Murray's defense claims Michael Jackson drank Propofol
10/01/2011 14:42
According to Murray's defense Michael Jackson may have drank Propofol.
Murray's attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, was questioning a Senior Criminalist from the L.A. County Coroner's Office about the 70 grams of fluid found in Michael Jackson's stomach at the time of the autopsy fluid that...
Murray had ordered large quantities of Propofol
10/01/2011 14:41
A pharmacist who Murray used to order Propofol just testified the doctor ordered box after box of the drug in the months prior June 25, 2009.
Tim Lopez, a pharmacist at Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, said beginning on April 6, 2009, Murray began ordering large quantities of...
Judge approved Murray's iPhone as an admissible evidence
10/01/2011 14:39
Judge Michael Pastor ruled this morning that recently obtained data from Murray's iPhone is admissible as evidence. Murray's attorney said that the phone contains a few short voicemails and 12 screenshots.
The prosecution has used phone records to create a timeline showing what Murray did...