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| Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with the singer's involuntary manslaughter, US media reports say. | Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with the singer's involuntary manslaughter, US media reports say. |
| A spokeswoman for Dr Conrad Murray said he is expected to surrender to authorities within the next 48 hours. | |
| If Dr Murray is charged, a judge would decide if he should then go on trial. | |
| Michael Jackson's death, at the age of 50, in Los Angeles on 25 June last year was ruled as homicide, mainly caused by an anaesthetic. | |
| A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorneys office told the BBC that so far nothing had been filed against Dr Murray. | |
| Involuntary manslaughter occurs when a death is the indirect result of negligence or recklessness. A conviction can carry a lengthy prison sentence. | |
| Powerful anaesthetic | |
| If he is charged, the doctor would face a hearing at which a judge would consider the evidence and decide whether Dr Murray should go on trial. | |
| Jackson's death was primarily caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol, the Los Angeles coroner confirmed in August. | Jackson's death was primarily caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol, the Los Angeles coroner confirmed in August. |
| A cocktail of drugs - also including sedatives Midazolam and Diazepam, the painkiller Lidocaine and the stimulant Ephedrine - were detected in his body. | |
| Dr Murray told police he had been giving Jackson Propofol as part of his treatment for insomnia, according to an affidavit made public in August. |