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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' | Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' |
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| Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged soon with the singer's involuntary manslaughter, US media reports say. | |
| Dr Conrad Murray is in Los Angeles and would be happy to surrender to authorities if asked, his lawyer said. | |
| If Dr Murray is charged, a judge would decide if he should then go on trial. | 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. | 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. |
| Dr Murray has always maintained he did not prescribe nor administer anything that should have killed Jackson. | |
| Powerful anaesthetic | Powerful anaesthetic |
| A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office told the BBC that so far nothing had been filed against Dr Murray. | A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office told the BBC that so far nothing had been filed against Dr Murray. |
| Several drugs were found in Michael Jackson's body | Several drugs were found in Michael Jackson's body |
| Dr Murray's leading lawyer, Ed Chernoff, told Reuters news agency his client was in Los Angeles, saying: "If the cops want him he's not hiding. We'll be happy to surrender him and they know that." | Dr Murray's leading lawyer, Ed Chernoff, told Reuters news agency his client was in Los Angeles, saying: "If the cops want him he's not hiding. We'll be happy to surrender him and they know that." |
| Mr Chernoff added: "I don't think they should be filing charges at all." | Mr Chernoff added: "I don't think they should be filing charges at all." |
| Involuntary manslaughter occurs when a death is the indirect result of negligence or recklessness. | Involuntary manslaughter occurs when a death is the indirect result of negligence or recklessness. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |