because dr. murray had no control over the situation, because what was happening in the background, he was just a little fish in a big, dirty pond. and then it all rested with the jury. one charge, one man dead, and another man s freedom in the balance. following the breaking news this hour, a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. we, the jury, in the above-he entitled action, find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. after his conviction, murray was sentenced to four years in prison. coming up, claims that the promoters behind michael jackson s tour were responsible for murray s negligence.
what s in line in all this, dr. murray could go to jail four year if he is found guilty. on the prosecution side and for the jackson family it s will michael jackson get justice? will there be someone held accountable for what happened to this man? we re following the breaking news this hour. a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. we, the jury in the above-entitled action j. find the defendant dr. conrad murray guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. coming up do you feel you did everything you could? claims that the promoters behind michael jackson s tour were responsible for murray s negligence. is there a camera i can look into so the public can check if i m telling the truth? not yet.
before. this picture of a frail michael jackson, taken less than a week before his death, was introduced into evidence. kenny ortega described michael s deteriorating health as they prepared for the concerts. the insight that he gave into what was happening with michael in his last weeks was incredible. about his deterioration, about how he couldn t remember his lyrics to his songs, about how he wasn t getting the dances, and about the conversations with the aeg live executives about what to do about michael. it was very revealing and key in this trial. jackson s attorney called a sleep expert, dr. charles sizeler, to explain michael s rapid decline in health. dr. sizeler testified that the 60 nights of propofol infusions conrad murray admitted to giving the star robbed him of r.e.m. sleep, the deep sleep needed for the brain to restore itself.
for him was in 1993 around the time of the first accusations about him and a young boy and then again later in mid 2000 around the time of his trial. fame, drugs, manslaughter. coming up, the jacksons are forced to relive the painful memories of losing the pop icon they loved. no one in the world is happy about having a family member die and having to pursue a lawsuit about it particularly when children are involved. it s just not a happy thing. but next he is not breathing? yes, he is not breathing, sir. the day the world lost an icon. he s on the bed, sir. let s get him down on the floor. i m going to help you with cpr now, okay? and the events that led to his death. lyrics: take on me. take me home.
it asked was conrad murray competent for the job he was hired to do? we felt he was competent to do the job of being a general practitioner. if the word ethical been in the question it could have been a different outcome. but for the job he was hired to do that s what we had to focus on. kevin smith echoed what aeg live said throughout the trial, michael jackson was a grown man responsible for his own decisions. michael jackson was pretty used to getting his own way. he was a big star. he had all these doctors who wanted to be his doctor and he could get what he wanted. and if anybody said no, they were out of the mix. he would find someone else. attorney kevin boyle spoke on behalf of the jackson family. we of course are not happy with the result as it stands now.