CBS Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and could face up to four years in jail. It could be shorter than you think because of a new California state law to manage jail overcrowding.
As of last month, California law now sends non-violent inmates to county jails, and officials have been releasing inmates early because of the overflow.
Legal experts started speculating how much time Murray could possibly serve shortly after he was found guilty Monday of gross negligence by giving Jackson propofol, a move that contributed to his death in Murray's lack of a prior criminal record. Still, some say Murray could get out even sooner. Hide Caption. The Jackson 5 perform on a TV show circa Michael Jackson quickly became the standout star of the family group. Here he performs onstage circa Michael Jackson poses during a portrait session in Los Angeles in Jackson achieved superstardom with his solo career in the s.
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A statement from the family, read in court by a lawyer, said they were "not here to seek revenge," but they wanted a sentence that "reminds physicians that they cannot sell their services to the highest bidder and cast aside their Hippocratic oath to do no harm. It included a message to the judge from Jackson's three children, Prince, Paris and Blanket. Defense lawyer Ed Chernoff acknowledged that it was unlikely Pastor would accept probation for Murray, but he still made a case for community service over time behind bars.
Even without jail time, Chernoff said, he will suffer the rest of his life because of the loss of his medical career and the stigma of the conviction.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren, arguing for the maximum four years in jail, said Murray was "playing Russian roulette with Michael Jackson's life every single night," by using the surgical anesthetic propofol to put him to sleep in "a reckless, obscene manner. Murray showed his lack of remorse or acceptance of his personal responsibility in an interview nine days before he was found guilty, Walgren said. Pastor delivered a minute explanation of why he was sentencing Murray to the maximum jail time, even though the doctor was technically eligible for probation.
Murray's "faux documentary" made it appear he was just a "bystander" in Jackson's death who was "entrapped" and "betrayed" by his patient, Pastor said. Talk about blaming the victim," he said. Murray against the decedent, without any, any indication of the slightest involvement in this case. Pastor said that while he had considered the entire "book" of Murray's life, he also had "read the book of Michael Jackson's life.
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