Dr. Conrad Murray, 56, who was Michael Jackson’s personal physician, was charged today with involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death last year. Acute propofol intoxication was listed as the cause of Jackson’s death. If convicted, he could get as much as four years in prison. Dr, Murray pled not guilty and was released on $75,000 bond. The doctor denies prescribing or administering anything to Jackson that should have caused his death.
Court documents say Murray told police he gave Jackson an injection of propofol at around 11 a.m., then left to go to the bathroom, the AP reports. When he returned, Murray says, he found Jackson was not breathing. An anesthesiologist who reviewed the autopsy report for the coroner, Dr. Selma Calmes, said the level of propofol in Jackson’s body would be expected for major surgery. Ordinarily, propofol is administered in a hospital setting, and a requires a breathing tube and monitoring by an anesthesiologist. Judge Keith Schwartz warned Murray that he isn’t to use general anesthesia on patients while awaiting trial.
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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/doc_is_charged_in_michael_jacksons_death/
Tags: Dr. Conrad Murray, Mochael Jackson, propofol
