14 DAY TRIAL // More developments in the tragic case of Michael Jackson's untimely death. Jackson's private physician, Dr. Conrad Murphy, saw his conviction upheld by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal, after the judges unanimously decided the manslaughter conviction was correct.
The judges determined that the evidence presented during the trial was substantial enough to uphold the sentence given by the first judge in the original trial and deny Murray's appeal.
Murray had filed for appeal, citing that the judge who oversaw the case made some mistakes, such as excluding jurors from hearing key evidence and not sequestering them.
However, it was concluded that Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor was acting in accordance with the law when he gave out the maximum sentence of four years to Murray.
Dr. Murray has already served two years from his sentence, but was released from prison back in October when a California law was changed to require non-violent offenders to serve their time in county jails.
The whole case goes back to 2009 when Michael Jackson was killed by a lethal dose of the anesthetic Propofol administered by Conrad, while the singer was preparing for a series of comeback concerts under the name “This Is It.”
The former cardiologist was accused of administering dangerous drugs to the pop superstar without proper medical equipment and without any precautions to the patient's health.
In his defense, the doctor said that Michael had killed himself by administering the injection on his own person with the lethal dosage of Propofol.
The final report from the court claims that Conrad is nonetheless guilty, since there was plenty of evidence indicating he gave the shot to the patient.
His fingerprints were found on the Propofol bottle and his behavior when police arrived indicated that he was lying.