Conrad Murray’s attorney claims crime cannot be proved

Dr. Conrad Murray’s defense attorney Ed Chernoff has said the prosecution cannot “prove” he committed a crime relating to the death of Michael Jackson.

Summing up his closing argument in court today (03.11.11), Chernoff told the jury they had an important job in deciding if Dr. Murray was guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the ‘Thriller’ singer, who died of an overdose of Propofol in June 2009.

He said: “Mr. Walgren’s argument is exactly why, in this country, we have the right to a jury trial. Because no matter what misleading or inaccurate things a prosecutor says, in this country, it’s the jury who gets to take the evidence back, it’s the jury who gets to look at the evidence and it’s the jury that gets to analyse the charge.

“And the reason they have refused to accept it is because they won’t tell you what they really want. [The prosecution] want you to convict Dr. Murray for the actions of Michael Jackson. They just don’t want to tell you that.”

He continued in his direct speech, telling the jury: “Dr. Murray did not kill Michael Jackson. They can’t prove a crime. And they really need to prove a crime.”

Chernoff added the most likely explanation was that the star “went into his personal bathroom and swallowed Lorazepam and Dr. Murray didn’t know.”

Dr. Murray pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and may face up to four years in prison if he is found guilty.

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