*****UPDATE*****Murray to face Manslaughter
THE JACKSONOLOGIST
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just saw this on the front page of MSN.com from the Associated Press.....
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AP: Jackson’s doc to face manslaughter charge
Official: Prosecutor will file criminal complaint against Conrad Murray
updated 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson’s doctor with manslaughter rather than take the case to a grand jury, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press Tuesday.
Prosecutors will file a criminal complaint against Dr. Conrad Murray, who practices in Houston, instead of taking the case before a grand jury, which is done in private, the official said.
The person is not authorized to speak publicly about the case and only spoke on condition of anonymity.
The complaint would be the prelude to a public hearing in which a judge would weigh testimony from witnesses to decide if there is probable cause to try him on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Jackson died June 25 from an anesthetic overdose. Murray maintains nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him.
Murray arrived in Los Angeles last weekend in anticipation of a charging decision from the district attorney’s office, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
“Dr. Murray is in Los Angeles for a dual purpose — on family business and to be available for law enforcement,” said spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik. “We’re trying to be as cooperative as we can.”
There is no official word on when an announcement about any charges might come. David Walgren, the deputy Los Angeles County district attorney handling the case, declined to comment Tuesday.
The district attorney’s office has for weeks been working closely with Los Angeles Police Department investigators to build a case against Murray.
Jackson, 50, hired Murray to be his personal physician as he prepared for a strenuous series of comeback performances in London. He died in Los Angeles after Murray administered the powerful general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, which ruled the death a homicide.
Murray has denied any criminal wrongdoing.
“We continue to maintain that Dr. Murray neither prescribed nor administered anything that should have killed Michael Jackson,” Sevcik said.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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AP: Jackson’s doc to face manslaughter charge
Official: Prosecutor will file criminal complaint against Conrad Murray
updated 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors plan to charge Michael Jackson’s doctor with manslaughter rather than take the case to a grand jury, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press Tuesday.
Prosecutors will file a criminal complaint against Dr. Conrad Murray, who practices in Houston, instead of taking the case before a grand jury, which is done in private, the official said.
The person is not authorized to speak publicly about the case and only spoke on condition of anonymity.
The complaint would be the prelude to a public hearing in which a judge would weigh testimony from witnesses to decide if there is probable cause to try him on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Jackson died June 25 from an anesthetic overdose. Murray maintains nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him.
Murray arrived in Los Angeles last weekend in anticipation of a charging decision from the district attorney’s office, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
“Dr. Murray is in Los Angeles for a dual purpose — on family business and to be available for law enforcement,” said spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik. “We’re trying to be as cooperative as we can.”
There is no official word on when an announcement about any charges might come. David Walgren, the deputy Los Angeles County district attorney handling the case, declined to comment Tuesday.
The district attorney’s office has for weeks been working closely with Los Angeles Police Department investigators to build a case against Murray.
Jackson, 50, hired Murray to be his personal physician as he prepared for a strenuous series of comeback performances in London. He died in Los Angeles after Murray administered the powerful general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, which ruled the death a homicide.
Murray has denied any criminal wrongdoing.
“We continue to maintain that Dr. Murray neither prescribed nor administered anything that should have killed Michael Jackson,” Sevcik said.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Comments
interesting...
Exactly!!
So we don't even know if it will take place or not, it if it's kept private!
Pretty Clever I think
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And again the same photo used, they're showin us for about 7 months now....
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Michael Jackson doctor not due to surrender: lawyer
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MEDIA SUCKS
You're reading it backward guys. It's NOT going before the grand jury to decide whether or not to proceed. and if they proceeded that would be public anyway. They are just going to charge him according to the article. It is the grand jury proceedings that are private.
Right you are! Great comment!
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'A grand jury is a jury of 12 to 23 persons convened in private session to evaluate accusations against persons charged with crime and to determine whether the evidence warrants a bill of indictment.'
'The use of grand juries has declined in the 20th cent., in part because they were perceived as prone to either prosecutorial domination or abuse of their investigatory role. Britain abandoned them in the 1930s, and today fewer than half of U.S. states employ them. The Information, a written statement issued by a prosecutor, has largely replaced the indictment.'
The 'Information' (a formal list of charges) is filed along with the criminal complaint. If it succeeds it goes to trial.
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Has not been indited. Will surrender within the next 24-48 hours. They want it away from the media. Involuntary manslaughter seem to be the charges. Will use a crimminal complaint and not a grand jury. DA does not even have charges filed yet. Every indication that it is moving forward.
Toxicology report has not been released. DA has it.
They said it looks bad for him - but someone has to pay. Family wants him to pay. They have to proove that the medication cocktail is what killed him. And it's going to be tough to prove. Lawyer wants to negotiate and not have Murray on TV.
We knew this was going to happen guys, it had to happen...........
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This is the first new info in a while.
Just like you I want to know exactly what is going on.
But on the other hand there's a couple of things to keep in mind.
First ya have to remember everything we have learned to this point.
1-We know to be skeptical of media reports even from the biggies AP, Reuters, BBC.
Even they are not exempt from reporting really big lies concerning global issues.
2-For 7 months we have kept faith in the hoax theory so decide how strong you are willing to be in the coming weeks. It is time to be very adult & clear headed.
3-In order to pull off a hoax in the true face of the public things will seem strange, unfair and confusing to us again. So not hearing much may be part of the hoax.
I would like to see us stay organized in keeping track of and considering the validity of who reports what and when and especially what we hear from the Jackson family.
You know we are being monitored by everyone so what we say can in fact help to protect or damage a hoax. Be aware of people infiltrating this forum with the intention of adding to the confusion or creating diversion.
Things are about to move into a very emotional stress filled phase for us. I have a really hard time myself sorting speculation from valid info.
I hope we can use the best of our brain power and stick together to the end.
Last I can say is try to see clarity through the illusions. I'm on Michael's side no matter what.
xoxoxo
Prelude to a public hearing huh? Hmm they will indite Murray and then MJ will show up at the trial other than that Murray will be set free I think.
Either way I'm behide you Michael what ever you do .. I have been a fan from the begaining and I'll be one to the end .. I miss you everyday MJ .. I pray your in a good place ..where ever that maybe ..
May god bless you and keep Michael .. lori.... <!-- s;) -->;)<!-- s;) -->