tongue lashing for the death of michael jackson. the judge sentenced murray to four years in jail not before berating him for committing gross negligence saying he was motivated by money, fame and prestige. he also expressed shock at murray s claim that jackson caused his own death. yipes, talk about blaming the victim. not only isn t there any remorse, there is umbrage and outrage. the judge was, i thought he was openly hostile. going to take a brief the judge suggested murray kept audio recordings of jackson to blackmail him if they ever had a falling out. the jackson family chose not to speak in court but in a statement read by their attorney they said they were seeking justice not revenge. outside the courthouse reaction from family and friends was pretty mixed. reporter: michael jackson s mother katherine and brothers jermaine and randy and la toya all were in the courtroom when
pleasure at the verdict. wonderful. absolutely. justice was served. michael was watching over us. reporter: the jury heard 49 witnesses and saw 400 exhibits. they heard jackson s voice recorded by conrad murray s cell phone, like no one outside his inner circle had heard before. i want to say, he s the greatest entertainer in the world. reporter: while conrad murray did not testify, the jury did hear his voice, talking to police, two days after jackson s death. telling them, michael was desperate to sleep and begged him to give him milk or as it is known in the operating room, propofol. i agreed at that time that i would switch the over to the propofol. reporter: it was a decision that cost dr. murray his livelihood and his freedom. the judge immediately sending him to jail, awaiting his sentencing november 29th. jim avila, abc news, los angeles. well, as jim avila said, michael jackson s fans were overjoyed at the verdict after gathering outside the courtroom
this morning on world n this morning on world news now guilty verdict. michael jackson s doctor is convicted of involuntary manslaughter. will conrad murray spend any time in jail? plus what the jackson family is saying this morning. it s tuesday, november 8th. good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. i m sunny hostin. michael jackson s sister la toya could be heard letting out a scream when the verdict was read in court. dr. murray taken jail to await sentencing. is there ever a good week on the show to have a lawyer, this is it. between this and penn state, and headlines. absolutely amazing did the jury
doctor con ram murray is now facing up to four years in prison for killing the pop star. a jury convicted dr. murray of involuntary manslaughter agreeing with prosecutors that he gave jackson a deadly dose of the powerful sedative propofol. [cheers] shepard: noisy celebrations greeted the verdict outside los angeles courthouse. the late singer s family smiling as they left the place. sister la toya telling reporters michael was looking over us. dr. murray faces sentencing on november 29th. there are questions how much time convicted man will serve. prison is notoriously overcrowded leading to short jail space. in fact the actress lindsay lohan checked out of a jail this weekend after serving only five hours. this after a judge ordered the troubled actress to serve 30 days in the slammer for violating probation. this was lindsay lohan s fifth jail sentence since her third
animated as she stopped to speak with us. wonderful. absolutely. justice was served. michael was watching over us. reporter: in the hours after the verdict, la toya turned to her twitter account, tweeting victory! then, michael, i love you, and i will continue to fight until all are brought to justice. and then, thank you, everyone, for your love and support. it will always be appreciated. in los angeles, rob hayes reporting for abc news. shift gears to the sentencing part of this. back in court november 29th. what could happen then? well, he is look at up to four years in prison. so the judge could sentence him to that. the defense will say no he should get probation. the prosecution will ask for the four years. but the interesting thing about it is that there is so much overcrowding in the prisons in los angeles it is possible he would be remanded to the los angeles county jail. and then, they are crowded.