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Murray wants to speak at his sentencing hearing
22/11/2011 00:00
Murray has told his lawyers that he wants to formally address the court and Los Angeles Judge Michael Pastor at his upcoming sentencing, RadarOnline.com reported.
Murray was found guilty of manslaughter and is currently behind bars pending the hearing slated for Tuesday, November...
Updated: Murray's lawyers want new lab tests: the judge rejects the request
21/11/2011 00:00
Just days before sentencing, lawyers for Conrad Murray want a judge to order independent testing of a vial of the powerful anestethic propofol.
Attorney J. Michael Flanagan wrote in a court filing that the testing is necessary to analyze the prosecution theory that Murray placed Jackson on...
Discord over strategy on Murray's defense team
21/11/2011 00:00
The lawyers representing Conrad Murray in Los Angeles Superior Court had no reason to cheer on Nov. 7, but it wasn't just the guilty verdict that created tension on the trial team.
For much of the trial, discord dominated relations between Houston lawyer Ed Chernoff, who led the...
Defense witness Dr. Paul White sanctioned for his testimony
16/11/2011 00:00
Dr. Paul White, anesthesiologist and expert propofol who testified for the defense in Murray’s trial, was fined $250 Wednesday.
“White deliberately referenced banned testimony during the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray,” said Judge Michael Pastor.
The testimony...
Michael Jackson fan apologizes for posting photo taken at the trial
15/11/2011 00:00
A Michael Jackson fan apologized to Los Angeles Supeior Court Judge Michael Pastor Tuesday for taking a photo in the hallway outside the courtroom during the trial of Murray and posting the image to Facebook.
That was enough for Judge Michael Pastor, who told the 43-year-old mother of four...
CLAAD urges public to spurn MSNBC "documentary"
10/11/2011 00:00
No tolerance, no excuses for ‘white-coat crimes’ of rogue prescribing.
A national alliance of families, medical professionals, law enforcement, and drug abuse prevention advocates has urged the public to turn off their TVs this Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. The call for...
Statement from the Estate of Michael Jackson on Murray "documentary"
09/11/2011 00:00
From The Estate of Michael Jackson
Like so many of Michael’s fans, the Estate is also disgusted by MSNBC’s irresponsible and inexplicable decision to air a Conrad Murray “documentary” and the Co-Executors, John Branca and John McClain, are sending a letter to the top executives at Comcast, NBC...
Juror speaks out: Michael Jackson would absolutely be alive if not for Murray
09/11/2011 00:00
Nearly all the 12 jurors chosen to decide the fate of Murray had decided on his guilt the first day of deliberations, the first juror in the case to speak out exclusively tells ABC News.
Debbie Franklin, juror #5, a 48-year-old mother of two from Temple City, Calif., was the juror who, on...
Juror says their decision was easy
09/11/2011 00:00
A juror who asked not to be identified, said that the decision to find Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter was not difficult, and jurors were all in agreement early on in the deliberation process, TMZ reported.
The juror added that jurors were not conflicted and that "it was a concrete...
Message from John Branca and John McClain
07/11/2011 00:00
After the guilty verdict, John Branca and John McClain, Co-Executor of Michael Jackson's Estate, released this message through the Michael Jackson's Official Website:
"The Estate of Michael Jackson and Michael himself has always believed the jury system works and despite the tragedy that...