Conrad Murray registers little emotion as he's convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Nov. 7, 2011. The physician faces the loss of his medical license and a possible four-year prison sentence. He was taken into custody without bail pending sentencing on Nov. 29.
Deputy D.A. Walgren had the anesthesiologist demonstrate how to hook up a propofol drip, prompting Murray to scowl and whisper to his friend, Dr. Paul White, "Can you believe that?" White turned to the present media and called Walgren a "scumbag."
The expert on propofol and other anesthetics and sedatives demonstrated how to extract propofol from its vial with a syringe. He testified that Murray committed 17 "egregious violations" when it came to his treatment of Jackson, from trying to treat insomnia with propofol to his lack of preparedness in case of an overdose to the time he wasted not calling 911 when Jackson stopped breathing.
The forensic pathologist who autopsied Michael Jackson testified that he found the defense's suggestion that an already sedated Jackson somehow injected or ingested propofol while Murray was out of the room for a few minutes rather "unreasonable."
One of the two detectives who conducted the official LAPD interview with Conrad Murray on June 27, 2009 takes the stand. The sitdown happened at the Ritz Carlton Marina del Rey with both of Murray's lawyers in attendance. It was also recorded and played for the jury.
The L.A. County Coroner's investigator testified that she recovered 37 vials of propofol and other drug bottles from Jackson's bedroom in the days following his death, including several full and partiall used vials of propofol from a "Baby Essentials" diaper bag.
The DEA investigator recovered the recording made on Murray's iPhone of his conversation with Jackson in which the singer, who sounds under the influence, vowed that his concert series had to be "phenomenal" so he could build "Michael Jackson's Children's Hospital."
Conrad Murray's gesture-happy dramatic baby mama (she's an actress), with whom he was living at the time of Michael Jackson's death, was outwardly exasperated and testy with the prosecution, but confirmed that Murray phoned her from the ambulance: "I remember him telling me that he was on the way to the hospital with Mr. Jackson and for me not to be alarmed. He didn't want me worried."
The time on the stand for this former stripper and onetime girlfriend of Murray's was kept brief, though long enough for her to confirm that she received a text message from Murray on the morning of June 25, 2009. She also received a voicemail, though the defense objected and the audio was not heard.
Another of Conrad's former lady friends took the stand, testifying that she received a phone call from him at 11:51 a.m. the morning Jackson died. She heard mumbling, muted voices and coughing, but said that she did not realize he hadn't been responding to her for about five or six minutes, and thought the phone might've gone off in his pocket. A few minutes later, she hung up.
Dressed for court in an, er, interesting jacket, the UCLA emergency room cardiologist testified that things were not looking good for Michael when he arrived at the hospital. "Time was not on Mr. Jackson's side," she said. "We were running late."
A photo of Jackson's bedroom, where he was found unconscious, was shown in court.
The court was also shown a picture of the space next to Jackson's bed, where Murray tried to revive the star.
Arriving for the fourth day of testimony, La Toya is flanked by security as she makes her way through the placards and signs made by Michael supporters who want to see justice served for Conrad Murray.
An M.J. fan shows his support for the late singer outside the courthouse, pasting Murray's head onto Michael's body on this cover of Thriller and relabeling it "Killer."
Dressed in a black skirt and over-the-knee boots, Michael's elder sister arrives for the third day of court proceedings.
Jackson's former security guard testified about the scene at the singer's house when Murray discovered him unconscious. Daughter Paris "was on the ground balled up, crying," when she saw her dad, he said.
The doctor and his attorneys gather on the second day of the trial.
Murray's lead defense attorney states his case.
The Los Angeles Superior Court judge will be presiding over the trial for the duration.
The High School Musical director, who had worked with Jackson multiple times in the 1990s, was credited as cocreator of the artist's proposed 50-date This Is It concert series. He testified that he expressed concerns about Jackson's condition and Murray reminded him that he was the doctor, not Ortega. Ortega said that Jackson seemed fully engaged and energetic at rehearsals two days before, and the day before, he died.
The physician wept and dabbed at his eyes as his attorney detailed his history of helping people and treating indigent patients for free. Murray's team charges that Jackson took pills and then dosed himself with the propofol that killed him when the doctor left the room.
Walgren launched into his opening statement by showing a blown-up photo of Jackson's corpse lying on a hospital gurney, juxtaposed with a photo of the artist performing.
The deputy district attorney is serving as lead prosecutor.