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Court won’t review Michael Jackson doctor’s case
By Associated Press, Thursday, April 24, 2:04 AM
LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson’s doctor, rejecting his lawyer’s petition without comment.
The decision by the state’s highest court was the latest stop on Dr. Conrad Murray’s legal odyssey. A state appeals court upheld his conviction earlier this year and then refused to reconsider its decision.
Attorney Valerie Wass said Murray will take his fight to federal court. “We’re greatly disappointed, but we intend to pursue this in federal court,” Wass said.
She said she telephoned Murray with the news and, “He said, ‘The fight is not over.’ ”
Authorities said Murray gave Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009 while the singer prepared for a series of comeback concerts.
Murray was convicted in 2011 and served two years in jail. He was released in October because of a change in California law requiring nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences in county jails and as a result of credits for good behavior.
The six-week trial focused on Murray’s care of Jackson, including nightly doses of propofol to help the entertainer sleep.
The earlier appellate court decision said, “The evidence demonstrated that Mr. Jackson was a vulnerable victim and that (Murray) was in a position of trust, and that (Murray) violated the trust relationship by breaching standards of professional conduct in numerous respects.”
Since his release, Murray has been traveling and spending time with family, “trying to get his life back together.” Wass said.
The federal appeal she plans to file will focus on media coverage of the trial and exposure of the unsequestered jury to the Internet, Wass said. Murray has maintained throughout his appeals that the jury should have been sequestered because of the flood of publicity surrounding the case.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...6d2c78-cb4c-11e3-b81a-6fff56bc591e_story.html
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Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death denied latest appeal
LOS ANGELES, April 23 Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:23am IST
(Reuters) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear an appeal by Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.
Murray was released from a Los Angeles jail in October after serving two years but wants to clear his name. His attorney had asked the court to overturn his 2011 conviction on the grounds that the intense media coverage of his trial could have influenced the jury.
The cardiologist's attorney, Valerie Wass, said Murray will likely attempt to overturn his conviction in federal court.
"I think that especially with a non-sequestered jury in a high-profile case that's televised, it's impossible to get a fair trial," Wass said, adding that she believes federal courts need to rule on how social media and the Internet can influence a jury.
The trial of Grenada-born Murray, 61, grabbed global attention after Jackson, who was preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London, died unexpectedly in 2009 at age 50 from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, propofol.
A lower court upheld Murray's conviction in January ruling that there were no errors during his trial.
Murray was convicted after prosecutors successfully argued that the physician was grossly negligent in administering the powerful anesthetic, which was used to help the singer sleep. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Sandra Maler)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/people-michaeljackson-conradmurray-idINL2N0NF2GH20140424
By Associated Press, Thursday, April 24, 2:04 AM
LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson’s doctor, rejecting his lawyer’s petition without comment.
The decision by the state’s highest court was the latest stop on Dr. Conrad Murray’s legal odyssey. A state appeals court upheld his conviction earlier this year and then refused to reconsider its decision.
Attorney Valerie Wass said Murray will take his fight to federal court. “We’re greatly disappointed, but we intend to pursue this in federal court,” Wass said.
She said she telephoned Murray with the news and, “He said, ‘The fight is not over.’ ”
Authorities said Murray gave Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009 while the singer prepared for a series of comeback concerts.
Murray was convicted in 2011 and served two years in jail. He was released in October because of a change in California law requiring nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences in county jails and as a result of credits for good behavior.
The six-week trial focused on Murray’s care of Jackson, including nightly doses of propofol to help the entertainer sleep.
The earlier appellate court decision said, “The evidence demonstrated that Mr. Jackson was a vulnerable victim and that (Murray) was in a position of trust, and that (Murray) violated the trust relationship by breaching standards of professional conduct in numerous respects.”
Since his release, Murray has been traveling and spending time with family, “trying to get his life back together.” Wass said.
The federal appeal she plans to file will focus on media coverage of the trial and exposure of the unsequestered jury to the Internet, Wass said. Murray has maintained throughout his appeals that the jury should have been sequestered because of the flood of publicity surrounding the case.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...6d2c78-cb4c-11e3-b81a-6fff56bc591e_story.html
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Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death denied latest appeal
LOS ANGELES, April 23 Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:23am IST
(Reuters) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear an appeal by Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.
Murray was released from a Los Angeles jail in October after serving two years but wants to clear his name. His attorney had asked the court to overturn his 2011 conviction on the grounds that the intense media coverage of his trial could have influenced the jury.
The cardiologist's attorney, Valerie Wass, said Murray will likely attempt to overturn his conviction in federal court.
"I think that especially with a non-sequestered jury in a high-profile case that's televised, it's impossible to get a fair trial," Wass said, adding that she believes federal courts need to rule on how social media and the Internet can influence a jury.
The trial of Grenada-born Murray, 61, grabbed global attention after Jackson, who was preparing for a series of comeback concerts in London, died unexpectedly in 2009 at age 50 from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, propofol.
A lower court upheld Murray's conviction in January ruling that there were no errors during his trial.
Murray was convicted after prosecutors successfully argued that the physician was grossly negligent in administering the powerful anesthetic, which was used to help the singer sleep. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Sandra Maler)
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/people-michaeljackson-conradmurray-idINL2N0NF2GH20140424
