the tension in this case is at a fever pitch. 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.
me and people who love you. it was a side of michael jackson the world had rarely seen until now. for months a jury inside a courtroom watched private home videos, saw personal photos and listened to experts from friends and family. jurors were weighing whether aeg live was responsible for the death of michael jackson. michael s mother katherine and his children filed an 18-page complaint against aeg live. before the trial began i spoke to jackson family attorney kevin boyle about the family s lawsuit. why is mrs. jackson and the kids and the family suing aeg. well, it s very simple.
the death of michael jackson is on trial again. this time in a civil court. the jury heard opening statements in late april. his mother and his children filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging aeg lied. the promoter of michael s this is it concerts hired dr. murray and was responsible for his criminal actions. it ll be for the jury to decide aeg live claims that dr. murray was working for jackson and was not employed by the company. marvin putnam is a defense attorney for aeg live. i can t quite understand how they re making the claim they re
but then more breaking news this hour. more drama in the jackson family. paris jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of pop icon michael jackson was rushed to a hospital in los angeles. paris jackson was supposed to come into court and testify in person. however, just over a month into the trial and before she was be called, she tried to kill herself. there s no question about that, that his daughter, paris jackson was absolutely devastated by his death, so much so that she tried to kill herself. while paris underwent treatment throughout the summer, jurors continued to find out more about michael s last few months. this jury has had a front-row seat, literally, to a very intimate show, revealing the pain and the life and the joys
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