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Jackson family unhappy over Conrad Murray charge
Thu Feb 4 2010 12:34:50
Michael Jackson's family are said to be upset that his doctor is not standing trial for second degree murder.
Reports claimed that Dr. Conrad Murray could be given the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. So far he has yet to be taken in by officals.
The Jackson family are said to be unhappy with the situation. Their lawyer Brian Oxman said: "I spoke to Latoya Jackson last night, she wants justice for her brother."
He added: "She is upset and has been upset about Michael's death. I spoke to Joseph Jackson last night and again this morning. He wants justice for Michael. They are not angry, they are not vindictive, they are heartbroken. They do not think that the charge of involuntary manslaughter is appropriate. They feel that it is a slap in the face. As to exactly what they would like to see, they would like to see justice."
An army of news crews are camped outside the Los Angeles courthouse on standby, waiting for Murray's surrender to police.
Fingers have been pointing towards the cardiologist for some time. The L.A. County coroner's office ruled that the singer's death on June 25 was a homicide by drug overdose.
Powerful anaesthetic Propofol and the sedative Lorazepam were the main drugs that caused Jackson's death at age 50. Murray, who has offices in Houston and Las Vegas, was hired to care for the entertainer while he prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London.
http://itn.co.uk/b8b7820cd52815ce9cb806cd9e201d1a.html
Jackson Family Wants Harsher Charge Against Doctor
AP
Published: February 3, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney says Michael Jackson’s family believes an involuntary manslaughter charge against the singer’s doctor would be “a slap on the wrist, and a slap in the face.“ Brian Oxman told CBS’ “The Early Show” that Dr. Conrad Murray displayed recklessness in dispensing powerful drugs to help Jackson sleep. Oxman says that warrants a second-degree murder charge.
Law enforcement officials say prosecutors plan to pursue the lesser charge, which carries a maximum jail sentence of four years. The district attorney’s office isn’t commenting.
Jackson died June 25 from an anesthetic overdose. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide.
Murray maintains nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him.
http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state...ly_wants_harsher_charge_against_doctor/56055/
Jackson Doctor's Attorney: Murray Arranging to Surrender
(CBS/AP) While it won't be clear for a while what caused the death of pop star Michael Jackson, a family attorney's comments Thursday pointed towards a problem with prescription drugs.
"I have warned of the use of prescription medication and people who have enabled the use of those medications," Brian Oxman, the family attorney, told CBS News anchor Harry Smith (see video below). "I do not know how much he has taken, I don't know what his current situation is in the last couple of weeks. Over the last several years I have said to family members that he is overmedicated.
A report on the entertainment Web site TMZ.com says Jackson family members feared a "heavy dose of morphine" prior to his death caused an overdose.
Oxman said that he's been the family's attorney for 20 years. But in 2005, Oxman disassociated himself from the defense team in Jackson's molestation case after a spat with another attorney.
At the time, CBS News legal correspondent Andrew Cohen wrote, "You get the clear sense that Oxman became the 'lawyer who wouldn't leave' the case, so much so that a written 'notice' had to be filed to ensure that he wouldn't be hanging around the courthouse for the next few months."
Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's brother, gave a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. He said that his brother died at 2:26 p.m. local time, and it is believed that Jackson suffered cardiac arrest in his home, but that the cause of death is unknown until they received the results of an autopsy.
Jackson's personal physician tried to resuscitate him at his home, as did the paramedics, Jermaine Jackson said. Then at the hospital, doctors tried to revive him for more than an hour, but were unsuccessful.
The coroner's office received Jackson's body Thursday evening. They anticipate performing the autopsy Friday morning, but the final cause of death will not be conclusive because they need time to conduct toxicology and tissue studies.
Over Jackson's chart-topping music career, his health has commanded as much publicity as his hit songs.
Plastic surgery, mysterious hospitalizations and reports of pill popping have long plagued the King of Pop.
Jackson's unexpected death at age 50 during a comeback attempt stunned the world despite a history of health problems - some real and others rumored - that have been fodder for tabloids and gossip columns speculating wildly about his woes.
In the early 1990s, Jackson's dermatologist revealed the singer had a skin disorder known as vitiligo, which leads to white patches on the skin. Over the years, Jackson underwent numerous plastic surgeries, including a nose job.
Jackson was also widely reported to be addicted to painkillers from pain he developed after he was burned while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/25/entertainment/main5115503.shtml
Thu Feb 4 2010 12:34:50
Michael Jackson's family are said to be upset that his doctor is not standing trial for second degree murder.
Reports claimed that Dr. Conrad Murray could be given the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. So far he has yet to be taken in by officals.
The Jackson family are said to be unhappy with the situation. Their lawyer Brian Oxman said: "I spoke to Latoya Jackson last night, she wants justice for her brother."
He added: "She is upset and has been upset about Michael's death. I spoke to Joseph Jackson last night and again this morning. He wants justice for Michael. They are not angry, they are not vindictive, they are heartbroken. They do not think that the charge of involuntary manslaughter is appropriate. They feel that it is a slap in the face. As to exactly what they would like to see, they would like to see justice."
An army of news crews are camped outside the Los Angeles courthouse on standby, waiting for Murray's surrender to police.
Fingers have been pointing towards the cardiologist for some time. The L.A. County coroner's office ruled that the singer's death on June 25 was a homicide by drug overdose.
Powerful anaesthetic Propofol and the sedative Lorazepam were the main drugs that caused Jackson's death at age 50. Murray, who has offices in Houston and Las Vegas, was hired to care for the entertainer while he prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London.
http://itn.co.uk/b8b7820cd52815ce9cb806cd9e201d1a.html
Jackson Family Wants Harsher Charge Against Doctor
AP
Published: February 3, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney says Michael Jackson’s family believes an involuntary manslaughter charge against the singer’s doctor would be “a slap on the wrist, and a slap in the face.“ Brian Oxman told CBS’ “The Early Show” that Dr. Conrad Murray displayed recklessness in dispensing powerful drugs to help Jackson sleep. Oxman says that warrants a second-degree murder charge.
Law enforcement officials say prosecutors plan to pursue the lesser charge, which carries a maximum jail sentence of four years. The district attorney’s office isn’t commenting.
Jackson died June 25 from an anesthetic overdose. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide.
Murray maintains nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him.
http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state...ly_wants_harsher_charge_against_doctor/56055/
Jackson Doctor's Attorney: Murray Arranging to Surrender
(CBS/AP) While it won't be clear for a while what caused the death of pop star Michael Jackson, a family attorney's comments Thursday pointed towards a problem with prescription drugs.
"I have warned of the use of prescription medication and people who have enabled the use of those medications," Brian Oxman, the family attorney, told CBS News anchor Harry Smith (see video below). "I do not know how much he has taken, I don't know what his current situation is in the last couple of weeks. Over the last several years I have said to family members that he is overmedicated.
A report on the entertainment Web site TMZ.com says Jackson family members feared a "heavy dose of morphine" prior to his death caused an overdose.
Oxman said that he's been the family's attorney for 20 years. But in 2005, Oxman disassociated himself from the defense team in Jackson's molestation case after a spat with another attorney.
At the time, CBS News legal correspondent Andrew Cohen wrote, "You get the clear sense that Oxman became the 'lawyer who wouldn't leave' the case, so much so that a written 'notice' had to be filed to ensure that he wouldn't be hanging around the courthouse for the next few months."
Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's brother, gave a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday afternoon. He said that his brother died at 2:26 p.m. local time, and it is believed that Jackson suffered cardiac arrest in his home, but that the cause of death is unknown until they received the results of an autopsy.
Jackson's personal physician tried to resuscitate him at his home, as did the paramedics, Jermaine Jackson said. Then at the hospital, doctors tried to revive him for more than an hour, but were unsuccessful.
The coroner's office received Jackson's body Thursday evening. They anticipate performing the autopsy Friday morning, but the final cause of death will not be conclusive because they need time to conduct toxicology and tissue studies.
Over Jackson's chart-topping music career, his health has commanded as much publicity as his hit songs.
Plastic surgery, mysterious hospitalizations and reports of pill popping have long plagued the King of Pop.
Jackson's unexpected death at age 50 during a comeback attempt stunned the world despite a history of health problems - some real and others rumored - that have been fodder for tabloids and gossip columns speculating wildly about his woes.
In the early 1990s, Jackson's dermatologist revealed the singer had a skin disorder known as vitiligo, which leads to white patches on the skin. Over the years, Jackson underwent numerous plastic surgeries, including a nose job.
Jackson was also widely reported to be addicted to painkillers from pain he developed after he was burned while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/25/entertainment/main5115503.shtml
