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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...to-testify-before-grand-jury-sources-say.html
Girlfriend of Michael Jackson's doctor to testify before grand jury, sources say
September 22, 2009 |
Prosecutors investigating Michael Jackson’s death have called the girlfriend of the singer’s personal doctor to testify before a grand jury this week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is asking a grand jury only to take testimony from Nicole Alvarez, 27, and is not being asked "at this time" to determine whether Dr. Conrad Murray should be charged with a crime, the sources said. Murray is the target of a manslaughter probe related to Jackson's death, and the sources told The Times the girlfriend has not been cooperating with detectives.
Instead, prosecutors are using the panel’s subpoena power to question Alvarez, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation is ongoing.
This summer, police searched the apartment where Alvarez lives with the couple’s infant son, but she was not forthcoming with detectives, the sources said.
An attorney for Alvarez did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office, Jane Robinson, said, “We cannot comment on whether is or is not a grand jury proceeding.”
Murray acknowledged to police detectives that he administered the anesthetic propofol and other medications to Jackson before his June 25 death.
The coroner’s office determined the singer died from “acute propofol intoxication” combined with sedatives and labeled his death a homicide. Murray contends through his lawyer that he did nothing wrong.
-- Richard Winton and Harriet Ryan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...to-testify-before-grand-jury-sources-say.html
Girlfriend of Michael Jackson's doctor to testify before grand jury, sources say
September 22, 2009 |
Prosecutors investigating Michael Jackson’s death have called the girlfriend of the singer’s personal doctor to testify before a grand jury this week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is asking a grand jury only to take testimony from Nicole Alvarez, 27, and is not being asked "at this time" to determine whether Dr. Conrad Murray should be charged with a crime, the sources said. Murray is the target of a manslaughter probe related to Jackson's death, and the sources told The Times the girlfriend has not been cooperating with detectives.
Instead, prosecutors are using the panel’s subpoena power to question Alvarez, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation is ongoing.
This summer, police searched the apartment where Alvarez lives with the couple’s infant son, but she was not forthcoming with detectives, the sources said.
An attorney for Alvarez did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office, Jane Robinson, said, “We cannot comment on whether is or is not a grand jury proceeding.”
Murray acknowledged to police detectives that he administered the anesthetic propofol and other medications to Jackson before his June 25 death.
The coroner’s office determined the singer died from “acute propofol intoxication” combined with sedatives and labeled his death a homicide. Murray contends through his lawyer that he did nothing wrong.
-- Richard Winton and Harriet Ryan
