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26.10.2011 um 10:50Character witnesses to speak on Murray's behalf
By Alan Duke, CNN
October 26, 2011 -- Updated 0611 GMT (1411 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Five character witnesses are lined up to testify for Dr. Murray's defense Wednesday
* The defense will call two medical experts before resting Thursday or Friday
* Despite Michael Jackson's fear, AEG never considered "pulling the plug" on shows, promoter says
* Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial could go to the jury Monday or Tuesday
Story Highlights
* Fünf Leumundszeugen sind avisiert am Mittwoch für Dr. Murrays Verteidigung aussagen
* Die Verteidigung möchte zwei medizinische Experten aufrufen, Donnerstag oder Freitag vor dem
Ruhetag
* Trotz Michael Jacksons Angst, hat AEG nie überlegt "den Stecker zu ziehen" bei den Shows, sagte der Veranstalter
* Murrays Prozess wegen fahrlässiger Tötung könnte am Montag oder Dienstag an die Jury gehen
Jurors will hear Wednesday from people who will say Dr. Conrad Murray saved lives
Los Angeles (CNN) -- After 17 days of hearing about how Michael Jackson died under Dr. Conrad Murray's care, jurors will hear Wednesday from people who will say the doctor saved lives.
The defense will call five witnesses Wednesday to testify about Murray's character as testimony in Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial nears an end.
The character witnesses include Ruby Mosley, a patient at Murray's Houston, Texas, clinic and Gerry Cause, who Murray treated at his clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Two defense medical experts, including anesthesiologist Dr. Paul White, are expected to follow on the witness stand Thursday and possibly Friday. This would set the stage for closing arguments and jury deliberations early next week, although it's possible that could come Friday.
Jackson's mother, Katherine, sisters Janet and La Toya, and brother Randy were in court to watch Tuesday's testimony.
The promoter of Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" tour testified Tuesday that Jackson's fear he would "pull the plug" on the shows if he missed more rehearsals was unfounded.
"No one on our end was ever contemplating pulling the plug," said Randy Phillips, the head of AEG Live.
Murray's lawyers contend Jackson self-administered the overdose of drugs that killed him in a "desperate desire to get to sleep," because he feared without rest he would miss his next rehearsal and trigger the cancellation of his comeback concerts.
If the tour was canceled, Jackson would have to pay for all of the production and rehearsal costs, Phillips said, although the judge would not let him tell jurors how much that might have been. Defense lawyer Ed Chernoff estimated the cost to be about $40 million, leaving him "a very, very poor man," but it was not while the jury was present.
Concert director Kenny Ortega sent Phillips an e-mail five days before Jackson's death referring to Jackson's fear the company would "pull the plug" on the tour. The e-mail triggered a meeting with Jackson and Murray to address Ortega's concerns about Jackson's "lack of focus" and missed rehearsals, with the debut of his London shows just three weeks away.
He and Ortega were satisfied when Jackson told them "You build the house and I will put on the door and paint it," suggesting he would be ready, Phillips testified.
Also at the meeting, Phillips told Murray that he wanted to make sure he knew about Jackson's visits to another doctor, dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein. "Because he's his principal physician, I thought he should know," he said.
Phillips said he was concerned because Jackson "seemed a little distracted and not focused" in a meeting after a visit to Klein's Beverly Hills clinic.
The defense contends Jackson became addicted to the painkiller Demerol in his frequent visits to Klein in the three months before his death. His withdrawal from the Demerol, which Murray was unaware of, would explain why Jackson could not sleep the day he died, the defense contends.
Earlier Tuesday, a nurse who tried to treat Jackson's insomnia with natural remedies testified that Jackson told her that doctors assured him using the surgical anesthetic propofol at home to induce sleep was safe as long as he was monitored.
Jackson died two months after that conversation with nurse Cherilyn Lee, from what the coroner ruled was an overdose of propofol, combined with sedatives.
Prosecutors contend Murray's use of propofol to treat Jackson's insomnia in his home was reckless, in part because he did not have proper equipment to monitor his patient and he abandoned him to make phone calls.
Lee's testimony was briefly delayed as she was overcome with emotion. "I'm feeling really, really dizzy," Lee said. "This is just very sensitive to me."
Lee used IV drips loaded with vitamins, "sophisticated" vitamin smoothies and bedtime teas to treat Jackson's insomnia, but Jackson became frustrated with her natural remedies failed to give him sleep, she said.
"He said 'I'm telling you the only thing that's going to help me sleep right away is the Diprivan and can you find someone to help me to sleep?'" Lee said. Diprivan is a brand name for propofol.
After some quick research, the nurse warned Jackson that it was dangerous to use propofol at home, Lee testified.
Jackson was not deterred, she said, even after she asked him "but what if you don't wake up?"
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren asked her, "And he responded, 'I will be OK, I only need someone to monitor me with the equipment while I sleep'?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I said," Lee said.
Murray had already agreed to serve as Jackson's private physician and had ordered his first supplies of propofol for Jackson more than a week before Jackson asked Lee for help getting the drug.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/justice/california-conrad-murray-trial/index.html?iref=allsearch
By Alan Duke, CNN
October 26, 2011 -- Updated 0611 GMT (1411 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Five character witnesses are lined up to testify for Dr. Murray's defense Wednesday
* The defense will call two medical experts before resting Thursday or Friday
* Despite Michael Jackson's fear, AEG never considered "pulling the plug" on shows, promoter says
* Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial could go to the jury Monday or Tuesday
Story Highlights
* Fünf Leumundszeugen sind avisiert am Mittwoch für Dr. Murrays Verteidigung aussagen
* Die Verteidigung möchte zwei medizinische Experten aufrufen, Donnerstag oder Freitag vor dem
Ruhetag
* Trotz Michael Jacksons Angst, hat AEG nie überlegt "den Stecker zu ziehen" bei den Shows, sagte der Veranstalter
* Murrays Prozess wegen fahrlässiger Tötung könnte am Montag oder Dienstag an die Jury gehen
Jurors will hear Wednesday from people who will say Dr. Conrad Murray saved lives
Los Angeles (CNN) -- After 17 days of hearing about how Michael Jackson died under Dr. Conrad Murray's care, jurors will hear Wednesday from people who will say the doctor saved lives.
The defense will call five witnesses Wednesday to testify about Murray's character as testimony in Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial nears an end.
The character witnesses include Ruby Mosley, a patient at Murray's Houston, Texas, clinic and Gerry Cause, who Murray treated at his clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Two defense medical experts, including anesthesiologist Dr. Paul White, are expected to follow on the witness stand Thursday and possibly Friday. This would set the stage for closing arguments and jury deliberations early next week, although it's possible that could come Friday.
Jackson's mother, Katherine, sisters Janet and La Toya, and brother Randy were in court to watch Tuesday's testimony.
The promoter of Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" tour testified Tuesday that Jackson's fear he would "pull the plug" on the shows if he missed more rehearsals was unfounded.
"No one on our end was ever contemplating pulling the plug," said Randy Phillips, the head of AEG Live.
Murray's lawyers contend Jackson self-administered the overdose of drugs that killed him in a "desperate desire to get to sleep," because he feared without rest he would miss his next rehearsal and trigger the cancellation of his comeback concerts.
If the tour was canceled, Jackson would have to pay for all of the production and rehearsal costs, Phillips said, although the judge would not let him tell jurors how much that might have been. Defense lawyer Ed Chernoff estimated the cost to be about $40 million, leaving him "a very, very poor man," but it was not while the jury was present.
Concert director Kenny Ortega sent Phillips an e-mail five days before Jackson's death referring to Jackson's fear the company would "pull the plug" on the tour. The e-mail triggered a meeting with Jackson and Murray to address Ortega's concerns about Jackson's "lack of focus" and missed rehearsals, with the debut of his London shows just three weeks away.
He and Ortega were satisfied when Jackson told them "You build the house and I will put on the door and paint it," suggesting he would be ready, Phillips testified.
Also at the meeting, Phillips told Murray that he wanted to make sure he knew about Jackson's visits to another doctor, dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein. "Because he's his principal physician, I thought he should know," he said.
Phillips said he was concerned because Jackson "seemed a little distracted and not focused" in a meeting after a visit to Klein's Beverly Hills clinic.
The defense contends Jackson became addicted to the painkiller Demerol in his frequent visits to Klein in the three months before his death. His withdrawal from the Demerol, which Murray was unaware of, would explain why Jackson could not sleep the day he died, the defense contends.
Earlier Tuesday, a nurse who tried to treat Jackson's insomnia with natural remedies testified that Jackson told her that doctors assured him using the surgical anesthetic propofol at home to induce sleep was safe as long as he was monitored.
Jackson died two months after that conversation with nurse Cherilyn Lee, from what the coroner ruled was an overdose of propofol, combined with sedatives.
Prosecutors contend Murray's use of propofol to treat Jackson's insomnia in his home was reckless, in part because he did not have proper equipment to monitor his patient and he abandoned him to make phone calls.
Lee's testimony was briefly delayed as she was overcome with emotion. "I'm feeling really, really dizzy," Lee said. "This is just very sensitive to me."
Lee used IV drips loaded with vitamins, "sophisticated" vitamin smoothies and bedtime teas to treat Jackson's insomnia, but Jackson became frustrated with her natural remedies failed to give him sleep, she said.
"He said 'I'm telling you the only thing that's going to help me sleep right away is the Diprivan and can you find someone to help me to sleep?'" Lee said. Diprivan is a brand name for propofol.
After some quick research, the nurse warned Jackson that it was dangerous to use propofol at home, Lee testified.
Jackson was not deterred, she said, even after she asked him "but what if you don't wake up?"
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren asked her, "And he responded, 'I will be OK, I only need someone to monitor me with the equipment while I sleep'?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I said," Lee said.
Murray had already agreed to serve as Jackson's private physician and had ordered his first supplies of propofol for Jackson more than a week before Jackson asked Lee for help getting the drug.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/justice/california-conrad-murray-trial/index.html?iref=allsearch
