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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 ....
Lawyer? was there any possible verdict? i think so. i think so. a lot of people saying the defense was incompetent. that s not true. they did a great job of portraying michael jackson as an addict who was desperate for sleep. there were several jurors, five in total, that had addiction touch their families. no question, a dynamic that would have played out in the jury room. perhaps there were those who could have said, you know what, i m not going to hold conrad murray responsible for michael jackson s addiction. anyone would have given him propofol or any number of sedatives. when you heard the voice mails and the way he sounded, it was heartbreaking to hear that. another saying that this was a man who needed help not more propofol. exactly. the overwhelming sentiment is that doctors must not do harm. they re supposed to heal. and i think that s really the message that was sent out today. absolutely. the defense say they will appeal. so not over just yet. certainly a big hur ....
i dreamed of justice for michael jackson. and he deserved justice. reporter: emotions were so strong that one woman fainted. and paramedics had to be called the she will be okay. j.b. jones lives downtown. as soon as she heard a verdict was going to be announced, she came to the courthouse. michael jackson is, was, and always will be the king of pop. and it is a shame that dr. murray experimented on our beloved michael jackson. reporter: this is john north reporting for abc news. putting on a show even in death. those fans out there. for all those. incredibly. when you hook at all the facts and i am not a lawyer like you, never should have brought propofol into the home. no life saving equipment in the room. never should have left michael jackson alone with it. never called 911. didn t properly administer cpr. you sure you are not a ....
maybe not. we ll explain why. and breaking news this morning. we learned overnight that heavyweight boxing champion joe frazier has passed away. he died at home after a short battle with liver cancer. he was just 67 years old. so sad. and later, here s a question for all our moms out there are you getting enough sleep? we know the answer. more moms are turning to sleeping pills to help. and it may not be the best idea. have you ever dabbled with the ambien? or lunesta? i haven t. i drop like a rock. no help needed? i m jealous. sometimes natural stuff. no, i am good. i am jealous. helps me out sometimes. all right. now to the emotional end to the michael jackson case. the jury finds that dr. conrad murray is to blame for the death of his one and only patient. the verdict came after less than nine hours of deliberations and the pop star s family and fans were elated. our coverage begins with abc s diana alvear, good morning, diana. reporter: rob, sunny, good ....
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 ....