The jury in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray reconvenes on Monday to try to decide his fate, after failing to reach a verdict on a first day of deliberations last week.
The seven men and five women will gather from 8.30 am to continue debating whether the 58-year-old medic is guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the King of Pop’s death on June 25, 2009.
Murray faces up to four years in jail and could be banned from practising medicine if convicted over Jackson’s death from an overdose of propofol, given to help him sleep and fight chronic insomnia at his home in Los Angeles.
The jury deliberated for more than six hours Friday — the end of the sixth week of the trial — but failed to agree a verdict on the sole charge of involuntary manslaughter against Murray.
Since starting on September 27, the trial at LA’s Superior Court has heard from 49 witnesses — 33 for the prosecution, and 16 for the defence. — AFP