Dr. Conrad Murray Faces Charges In Michael Jackson Death

Dr. Conrad Murray, MD is the cardiologist accused of playing a role in the death of music legend Michael Jackson. Murray is a licensed doctor who had been acting as Jackson’s personal physician in the state of California. He had been hired by AEG Live executives to accompany Jackson on his upcoming tour.

The company claims they only hired the doctor because Jackson insisted. The pop star was familiar with Murray and felt comfortable with him. Murray had been treating Jackson for a little over three years. Jackson’s health was not a concern for the promoters but in order to keep the singer happy they fronted Jackson the cash up front to pay for the cost of having a doctor on staff.

Dr. Conrad Murray, MD is licensed in his home state of Texas as well as California, Hawaii and Nevada. He has practices set up in Texas and Nevada. His current residence listed is a country club community just outside of Las Vegas. He graduated in the top 50 percent at Meharry Medical College in 1989. He completed his internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University in 1992. He went on to complete his cardiology fellowship at the University of Arizona in 1995. Dr. Conrad Murray, MD also completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at the Foundation for Cardiovascular medicine in 1996. He has been practicing cardiology for 17 years.

At the time of Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, Murray was in residence. He was performing CPR when the emergency service personnel arrived but disappeared after it was announced that Jackson had passed away. Murray has been accused of issuing a lethal drug cocktail that ultimately caused the singer’s death.

After nearly eight months since the singer’s death, Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter on February 8. Murray entered a not guilty plea on February 10. If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison. He was released on 75,000 dollar bail and will be returning home to his family and practice. The judge also restricted his medical license, but it has not been revoked, yet. Dr. Conrad Murray, MD is not expected back in court until April.

The California attorney general has begun the process to revoke Murray’s medical license.

Do you think this Doctor will Beat It or land up in jail. Please leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Dr Conrad Murray To Be Indited In Michael Jacksons Death

Since the death of the beloved King Of Pop fans have wondered when someone would be charged for contributing to his early demise. Many think that those who prescribe drugs should be held responsible. Though personal responsibility is key in this case, it is clear that someone dropped the ball.
If Jackson was under the care of a doctor them one would think that Doctor would be responsible for MJ's care during that time.

According to ABC News "Dr. Conrad Murray, the Las Vegas-based cardiologist who was with Jackson when the pop singer died after receiving a lethal cocktail of painkillers and anesthetics June 25, has long been the focus of a homicide investigation.

Officially, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said that no final decisions had been made in the Jackson case.

"We don't have a case. It hasn't been presented. Don't know when we'll get it," Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the DA's office, told ABC News.

Murray's lawyer said his client had not yet been made aware of any indictment.

"We have refused to comment on stories involving unnamed sources and will continue to do so. However, we can confirm that we have not received notice of an impaneled grand jury and Dr. Murray has not been invited to testify," said Ed Chernoff in a statement.

According to police reports, Murray found Jackson dead in the singer's Los Angeles rental home before administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation and calling 911.

In October, the coroner's office released a statement saying Jackson had died from an overdose of the hospital-grade anesthetic propofol.

The coroner also cited the powerful sedative benzodiazepine as contributing to the singer's death. A toxicology screen and search of Jackson's home found several other drugs in the singer's body and bedroom.

After the investigation, a slew of liens and lawsuits against Murray was discovered. In the last three years, Murray has faced lawsuits for unpaid business bills totaling over $700,000, including rent on his medical offices.

ABC's Zunaira Zaki contributed to this report."

Since this man was hired to take care of Michael Jackson he was responsible for taking care of him. He should be charged if not for this case but to show other doctors this behavour will not be tolerated. Prescription drugs are a huge problem in the US. This man needs to be used as a example.

The case of Dr Murray needs to go in front of a Grand Jury then be sent to the DA's Office before the public will see further action taken against him.