The New York Times
Mon, February 08, 2010 -- 2:55 PM ET
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Michael Jackson's Doctor Is Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, was
charged on Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing
Mr. Jackson with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major
factor in his sudden death nine months ago.
The charges cap an investigation that revealed Mr. Jackson's
heavy reliance on narcotics, including propofol, an
anesthetic normally used in surgery but administered to Mr.
Jackson, 50, as a sleep aid.
Dr. Murray, a cardiologist with offices in Houston and Las
Vegas, had acknowledged giving Mr. Jackson the drug shortly
before the singer was found unconscious on June 25 in a
rented mansion in Los Angeles, according to police
affidavits. The coroner determined that Mr. Jackson had died
from "acute propofol intoxication," combined with other
sedatives.
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