Verdict reached in Jackson doctor case
2011-11-07 21:17
Los Angeles - A jury has reached a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor.
Court officials say it will be read about 21:00 GMT.
The verdict came on Monday in the trial of Dr Conrad Murray.
Prosecutors depicted Murray as a reckless physician who abandoned Jackson while he was under the effects of the powerful anaesthetic 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.
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.