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The Library => Haley Center Basement => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on November 07, 2011, 04:42:08 PM
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Beat it.
A jury has found Michael Jackson's doctor guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of the King of Pop.
The verdict came Monday in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.
During the six-week trial, prosecutors depicted Dr. Conrad Murray as a reckless physician who abandoned Jackson while he was under the effects of the powerful anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009.
Attorneys for the Houston-based cardiologist countered that Jackson was addicted to the drug and self-administered the fatal dose when Murray left his bedroom.
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Murray agreed to become Jackson's personal physician as the singer prepared for a series of comeback concerts in 2009.
Murray did not testify during the trial but previously acknowledged to police that he gave Jackson propofol and other sedatives on the morning the singer died.
The seven men and five women who hold the fate of Murray in their hands are a diverse cross-section of Los Angeles, people of varying ethnicities from different towns who might never have met if they had not been thrown together in the jury pool.
They are white, black and Hispanic, mostly middle-aged and live in an assortment of suburbs in the Los Angeles urban sprawl. Most have children and some have grandchildren.
They include a professor, postman, bus driver, actor and movie animation supervisor.
The panel was in its second day of deliberations when it reached the verdict.
Murray has pleaded not guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors accused him of administering a fatal dose of propofol to the King of Pop.
The jurors, who were engaged by all the details of the case, were likely methodical in their deliberations.
Nine of them have prior jury experience and one woman, a native of Spain, has served on five juries, all of which reached verdicts. She was once a jury forewoman.
A woman who has worked as a paralegal for 30 years is serving on her first jury and appeared enthralled.
They knew about the involuntary manslaughter charge against Murray before they came to court and most of them know Jackson's music. A few said they were fans and one, the video animation specialist, said he had some interaction with Jackson when the singer was making the video, "Captain EO."
Details about their lives were culled from lengthy written questionnaires obtained by The Associated Press. Their identities have been kept secret and even lawyers in the case know them only by their jury numbers.
In six weeks together the jurors have displayed uncommon attentiveness to the task at hand. Several, including alternates, have taken notes and kept lists of evidence. Once, when the judge was at a loss to find the number of an exhibit, a member of the jury spoke up and told him.
There were no drooping eyelids or distracted glances. When a scientific expert was conducting experiments on the floor of the courtroom, panelists stood up in the jury box to get a better view.
Their attention to evidence and witnesses has impressed Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who commended them for their commitment, punctuality in getting to court and willingness to give up their personal lives to serve.
When the trial went longer than Pastor had predicted, he apologized, but the jurors seemed unperturbed.
Every night, when he gave them an admonition to avoid the news, the Internet and other sources of information about the trial, they listened as if it was the first time they had heard it and they nodded in agreement.
Many of the panelists have a familiarity with prescription drugs; most of them said they trust their doctors and several believe that celebrities receive a different kind of justice than average people.
Some have learned about the justice system from TV, watching such shows as "Law and Order" and "CSI." Others watched broadcasts of real-life, high-profile trials including the Casey Anthony case and the O.J. Simpson trial.
One woman, an accounting manager, remembered that during the Simpson trial, "a TV was brought
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/11/07/dr-conrad-murray-found-guilty-manslaughter-michael-jackson/#ixzz1d3e2LmYC
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I followed the trial closely. It was a thriller.
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I followed the trial closely. It was a thriller.
The doc did some bad stuff. He's got to look at the man in the mirror.
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The doc did some bad stuff. He's got to look at the man in the mirror.
My coworker passed out when she heard the news. We all gathered around and asked, "Annie, are you OK? Are you OK, Annie?"
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So the doc isn't a smooth criminal?
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People were always down on him but I guess it's just human nature to wanna be startin' something.
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Doc's probably going to be some big Bubba's pretty young thing in the slammer. It really doesn't matter if he's black or white, it's gonna be bad for him there.
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Doc's probably going to be some big Bubba's pretty young thing in the slammer. It really doesn't matter if he's black or white, it's gonna be bad for him there.
He'll be easy like A-B-C, 1-2-3, bend on over for some sodomy
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If I had to go to prison I'd be bouncing off the wall.
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If I had to go to prison I'd be bouncing off the wall.
If you need someone to bail you out, I'll be there...you can call on me.
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If you need someone to bail you out, I'll be there...you can call on me.
That's pretty nice of you to do that. You're a great guy. No, I mean it. It's the way you make me feel.
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The doc only has one person to blame, the man in the mirror.
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People were always down on him but I guess it's just human nature to wanna be startin' something.
Why? Why?......
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The doc only has one person to blame, the man in the mirror.
Dead post foul. Illegal re-use of previous reference.
Ten post penalty, replay the post.
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Dead post foul. Illegal re-use of previous reference.
Ten post penalty, replay the post.
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Sa,y say, say, this guy knows what he's talking about.
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Dead post foul. Illegal re-use of previous reference.
Ten post penalty, replay the post.
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Sorry, when I get on these song lyrics threads I just can't stop til I get enough.
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Sorry, when I get on these song lyrics threads I just can't stop til I get enough.
I am the same way at the Japanese Spa, with the girl I like to call Dirty Diana.
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I am the same way at the Japanese Spa, with the girl I like to call Dirty Diana.
I thought her name was Billie Jean.
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I thought her name was Billie Jean.
The kid is not my son.
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I thought her name was Billie Jean.
Nah, she's not my lover.
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I'll bet Billie Jean gets tired of everyone talking about her all the time. I imagine she's thinking, just leave me alone.
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I'll bet Billie Jean gets tired of everyone talking about her all the time. I imagine she's thinking, just leave me alone.
She's probably just in a state of shock.
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She's probably just in a state of shock.
I don't know. She was one to get involved in a lot of monkey business.
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I don't know. She was one to get involved in a lot of monkey business.
Yeah, well...she's out of my life now.
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I don't know. She was one to get involved in a lot of monkey business.
Or a rockin Robin (Tweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee)
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Okay, enough with the birds and animal talk. This is it.
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Okay, enough with the birds and animal talk. This is it.
So, you're saying it's time to ease on down the road?
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So, you're saying it's time to ease on down the road?
You got that right. And if you don't, your butt is mine.