administering an agent as powerful as this, and then leaving the individual, even for a small amount of time? even if one can conceive that a doctor is using that kind of drug in this setting, he or she is still under a contract with that patient to take care of that patient. you know, to provide life-support for that patient. and to turn their back and leave a patient under the influence of powerful agents, again, not the right thing to do. dr. howard nearman, thank you very much for joining us. thank you. stay with us. we re expecting a we re expecting a verdict at any moment in the trial of dr. conrad murray. michael jackson s family, we understand, many members of that family, have arrived. our reporter and correspondent kristen dahlgren has told us of comments made by his sister, la toya, apparently on twitter saying that she s shaking at the very thought of what s going to happen this afternoon. there are thousands of people outside the courtroom, as you
convict dr. murray for the actions of michael jackson. if it were anybody else but michael jackson, anybody else, would this doctor be here today? so was dr. murray supposed to watch michael jackson to save him from himself at all times? was he never to leave? should there be an alarm in the bed? at what point do you draw the line ability dr. murray s responsibility for a grown-up? that was conrad murray s defense attorney, ed chernoff. that s the scene outside the courtroom live. but right now, my colleague dylan ratigan will take over with our legal experts john kelly and jami floyd. dylan, i ll join you in a moment. it s all over to you. i look forward to that. toure also sticks around to join us this afternoon, as what will be an interesting period of time, to say the least. we re minutes away from the verdict. martin will not be going far. we ll be tapping into martin s
ed chernoff, defense attorney for conrad murray said this is not a reality show. this is reality. you must not find his doctor guilty of actions perpetrated by michael jackson. he was extremely effective and not celebrity attorney of the sort we might have expected. like a mark geragos. but a attorney known to us who know trial attorneys across the country and very effective in a courtroom and that line referenced goes to the heart of the case. this is an involuntary manslaughter case, not a murder case. it s more complicated for the jury for that reason. there is no intent alleged by the prosecution and therefore any act by anyone including the victim himself can provide the defense. the reasonable doubt this jury needs to acquit. the prosecutor kept talking
personal experience. the jackson family has now gathered inside the courtroom, as michael jackson s fans stand vigil outside the courtroom. live now inside the courtroom, we wait for the judge. dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he faces up to four years in prison. and could lose his medical license, depending on the verdict. we start with nbc s kristen dahlgren, who has the greatest sense of what is going on inside and outside of that courtroom. hi, kristen. reporter: hi, dylan. about of five minutes ago, our producer said there is still no sign of dr. conrad murray here. so the murray camp still has not arrived and that verdict is going to be read in about five minutes from now. so he s expected to arrive here any moment. meantime, the crowd really just growing here outside of the courthouse. we were given two hours notice between the time that the jury had reached its verdict and when
and la toya just arrived. janet jackson was staying down there and not returning for the verdict, but they are in the courtroom and waiting to hear if conrad murray has arrived here. we have that staked out and watching for him as well to arrive with the attorneys. we are less than 15 minutes away from hearing what the jury decided. people continuing to arrive and wanting to know if the jury has convicted the man that they at least blame for michael jackson s death. thank you very much and do stay with us. the prosecution sought to show that dr. murray agreed to treat jackson s insomnia with a procedure many other doctors flat out refused. let s bring in the doctor,