Dr. Conrad Murray: You Want Me to Pay, Too?!
by Free Britney at .Dr. Conrad Murray wants the judge in his criminal manslaughter case to deny Michael Jackson's family restitution, arguing that MJ was responsible for his demise.
Murray was convicted and sentenced for involuntary manslaughter already. That is set in stone. However, he is still fighting the restitution the star's family seeks.
Murray is asking for evidence the defense never received during the trial - evidence he claims could show Michael self-administered the fatal dose of Propofol.
Murray's lawyer, J. Michael Flanagan, argues that - guilty verdict aside - in deciding how much restitution the family gets, the victim's responsibility matters.
So Murray will concede he's partly to blame (he can't argue otherwise because of the conviction) but he still wants to prove that Jackson caused his own death.
The prosecution is asking for around $100 million in restitution, but the judge hasn't decided on a figure. The level of culpability will ultimately play into that.
Once the figure is set, if Flanagan gets his way and the judge were to decide MJ was 50 percent responsible, the judge would reduce restitution by 50 percent.
Also complicating matters? Murray is pretty much broke, and if anything, Jackson's family has profited from his death. So ... the judge has a lot to ponder.
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Comments (10 Total)
wendy: it seems like to me that you did not watch the trial.. dr. murray was a doctor and what he did was more wrong then what michael wanted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OVBIOUSLY WENDY HAS NEVER KNOWN ADDICTION,LOST ANI ONE 2 ANI ADDICTION SO SHE AINT GOT A CLUE ,ADDICTION DO U SMOKE WENDY IF YOU DO STOP RIGHT NOW YOU KNOW IT CAUSES CANCER,PROBERLY SOME LITTLE PREACHER JUST TALK TO THE ASS ,AS THATS THE ONE WHO GIVES A CRAP
DR MURRY NEEDS TO TAKE SOME BUT NOT ALL THIS RESPONSIBILITY,MICHEAL JACKSON,HAD A SERIOUS DRUG PROMBLEM WELL BEFORE DR MURRY,MURRY SHOULD OF RANG A AMBALANCE,TOLD THEM WHAT HED TAKEN, HE STATES JACKO SNOOK 8 LORAZEPAM TO A USER LIKE MICHEAL THAT WOULD OF HAD VERY LITTLE EFFECT,THE CHILDREN CUD OF TAKEN THEM,IF LEFT LYING AROUND MURRY NEEDS PUNISHING BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERY ONE ELESE BEFORE THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TOO, HEARTBREAK 2 HIS FAMILY, BUT I AV NEVER LIKE LA TOYAH,SHE SOON DISOWNED HIM WHEN THE CHILD-ALLEGATIONS CAME OUT,GOD BLESS MRS JACKSON WHAT A INSPIRATION N THE LADY WHO LOST A SON,[MY MUM WENT TO BITS AS ONLI NATURALLY U WOULD] BUT THERE IS LA TOYAH WHO I KNOW SHE LLOVED HIM, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE $$$$$$$ SIGNS IN HER EYES N A AMERICAN EXPRESS IN THE OTHER,ALL THE BOTHERS AND SISTERS,WE LOVE YOU,AND U ARE AN INSPIRATION N HELD A DIGNIFYED SILENCE ALL THE WAY, ITS SAD TO SAY THAT MURRYS STORY WILL MAKE HIM A LOT OF MONEY;(
I'll just say this.After the Jackson family finishes suing the Mad Doctor they should sue AEG because they hired Doctor Murray to work on Michael Jackson making Murray their employee.Your employee kills a patient and you need to get sued.A mother loses a son,three kids are left orphaned and the world lost it's greatest entertainer.AEG should get sued for a billion dollars and don't think they can't afford it.AEG might be in bed with the city of Los Angeles because of all the favors they do and it might be tough for an LA court to allow a lawsuit to go forward against AEG, but that's the price they should pay.How did Michael Jackson pass a physical before touring for AEG when he was addicted to drugs and his arms were riddled with needle marks?The Jackson family should seriously look into that.
Wendy u really r foolish. The court DID decide. Murray was found guilty. A doctor's wreckless treatment cannot be justified by the patients wreckless motivation. Doctors r bound by a higher standard of ethics & professionalism. Didn't u learn anything during the trial?