Dr. Conrad Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter, he did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Jackson. Today Monday, Dr. Murray will be arraigned at 1:30 PM. He will plead not guilty in the judgment.
If convicted, Dr. Murray faces a maximum of 4 years in prison and $25,000 of bail.
According to the Coroner’s report, the manner of death is homicide and the conclusion is based on the following 4 items:
- Circumstances indicate the Propofol and the benzodiazepines were administered by another.
- Propofol was administered in a non-hospital setting without any appropriate medical indication.
- The standard of care for administering Propofol was not met. Recommended equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation was not present.
- The circumstances do not support self-administration of Propofol.
Dr. Conrad Murray administered Propofol to Jackson just before he died.
