Dr. Conrad Murray Guilty of Michael Jackson's Death: A Florida Criminal Law Perspective
Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, M.D., has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The State presented evidence, through multiple witnesses that told the story of Michael Jackson’s death and the role played by Dr. Murray that led to his demise. The story presented by the State to the jury was one of an insomniac ridden Jackson who put his trust into Dr. Murray, who used the anesthetic propofol in high doses without proper safeguards and with inadequate supervision. The combination of Dr. Murray’s along with his failure to communicate all of Michael Jackson’s medications to the treating physicians at the emergency room caused, according to the jury, the death of the King of Pop.
Dr. Conrad Murray was tried and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a California Court. The State had to prove that Murray’s actions met California’s legal definition of Penal Code 192(b), involuntary manslaughter, which is the unlawful killing of another that take place
1. during the commission of an unlawful act (not amounting to a felony), or
2. during the commission of a lawful act which involves a high risk of death or great bodily that is committed without due caution or circumspection. (i.e. injecting high levels of medications without proper supervision)
Jury selection began this past week in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, a Florida mother who is accused of killing her young daughter. Jury selection is expected to take several days as attorneys for both the prosecution and defense conduct voir dire of the potential jurors. Voir dire is the process of interviewing potential jurors to discover any potential biases they may have that could prevent them from rendering a fair decision in a trial. 
Michael A. Atter
Former Prosecutor
Keith L. Maynard
Former Assistant Public Defender
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