24/08/2010 13:57
Michael Jackson Doctor’s trial pushed into 2011
On Monday, a preliminary hearing on charges against Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, of killing the King of Pop, was pushed back to January 2011.
A Los Angeles judge set a January 4 date for a hearing that will give the first official public details of the charges against Dr. Murray.
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, 57, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jackson in June 2009 at the age of 50. Murray is accused of administering a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson that led to death. Murray's attorneys have said the doctor did not give Jackson anything that should have killed him.
The January 4 preliminary hearing is expected to take 2-3 weeks, according to ABC news, and will require both prosecutors and Murray's defense team to produce their evidence. A judge will rule at that time if there are sufficient grounds for a full-scale trial.