Prosecutors successfully argued that Murray, who was hired by concert promoter AEG Live as Jackson's general practitioner, was grossly negligent in administering propofol, a drug that was used to help the singer sleep. Murray, 60, was convicted in of involuntary manslaughter - or unintentional killing without malice - and received the maximum four-year penalty.
Murray's attorneys presented the case that Jackson had injected himself with the powerful anaesthetic. A California appellate court has yet to hear oral arguments in Murray's bid to overturn his conviction. AEG Live was cleared earlier this month, in a civil lawsuit brought by Jackson's children and mother, of negligently hiring the cardiologist.
The jury in that case found Murray had acted outside of the role for which he was hired. Ms Wass has said the physician wants to practice medicine again after his release from prison. Murray's license to practice has been suspended in California, Nevada and Texas, each of the states where he had been able to work prior to Jackson's death. His license in Hawaii lapsed in Murray has kept his name in the headlines during his time in prison by releasing sometimes rambling messages to the media and granting live telephone interviews to NBC's Matt Lauer and CNN's Anderson Cooper within the past year.
In one instance, Murray began singing on Cooper's AC program, and in another he told Jackson's teenage daughter Paris that he loved her like a father and recited part of Jackson's song You Are Not Alone in a message meant for her. A jury concluded after a two-month trial that Murray's negligence led to Jackson's death from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol.
The cardiologist, who was hired to serve as the pop icon's personal doctor for his comeback tour in , told investigators he gave Jackson nightly infusions of propofol to treat his intractable insomnia for two months so he could rest for rehearsals.
Photos: Michael Jackson: King of Pop. Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest at age 50 on June 25, , sending shockwaves around the world. Look back at photos from his illustrious career. 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 died on 25 June after receiving a lethal dose of the anaesthetic propofol from Murray.
The singer had been out of the public eye for several years but was preparing for a series of comeback performances at the O2 arena in London and Murray was serving as his personal physician. Murray, 60, had been sentenced to serve four years behind bars, but a change in California law allowed his jail term to be significantly reduced. The former doctor's medical licences remain suspended or revoked in the US states where he previously practised medicine.
Murray is also appealing against his conviction, although an appeals court has questioned whether it needs to hear the case. Murray previously maintained clinics in Houston and Las Vegas and complained on several occasions about conditions in jail following his conviction and before his sentencing. He was allowed to serve his entire sentence in a Los Angeles jail instead of a state prison due to a law which allowed nonviolent offenders to be moved to local prisons to limit overcrowding.
The former cardiologist was convicted in of causing Jackson's death in June by providing the superstar with an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid. Jackson was in the midst of preparations for a series of comeback concerts and Murray was serving as his personal physician. Murray's prospects are uncertain: At age 60 his licence to practice medicine has been suspended or revoked in three states and his face and name are well known due to his association with Jackson and his highly publicized involuntary manslaughter trial.
The former doctor is appealing his conviction, although an appeals court has questioned whether it needs to hear the case. His attorney Valerie Wass has argued that the court should not dismiss the appeal because it could alter his overall sentence and reduce some of the stigma his conviction has caused.
Despite being jailed, Murray hasn't been entirely silent. Audio recordings of his calls have been posted on celebrity website TMZ and the ex-doctor told the Today show that he cried tears of joy after a civil jury recently determined that the promoters of Jackson's comeback shows did not negligently hire Murray.
Murray previously maintained clinics in Houston and Las Vegas and frequently complained about conditions in jail after his conviction. He was allowed to serve his entire sentence in a Los Angeles jail rather than a state prison due to a law aimed at easing overcrowding by shifting nonviolent offenders to local lockups.
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