Celebrity News: Murray's Lawyers Request Trial Delay

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Murray's Lawyers Request Trial Delay

01 May 2011

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Attorneys representing Michael Jackson's Doctor Conrad Murray have asked for his manslaughter trial to be delayed for a second time just a week before it is due to begin.

The physician has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter relating to the superstar's 2009 death from a Propofol overdose and he is due to stand trial in early May (11).

Jury selection began in March (11) and Murray's legal team was in court in Los Angeles on Friday (29Apr11) for a pre-trial hearing, ahead of the 9 May (11) start date. The doctor's lawyers have now asked for the trial - which was originally due to begin in March (11) - to be postponed again.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ordered Murray's lawyers to file an official request and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Monday morning (02May11).

says categorically it?s not possible Michael Jackson orally ingested Propofol, based on the science.

Meanwhile in related news Michael Jackson could not have guzzled a fatal anaesthetic cocktail, according to a medical expert at a court hearing on Friday (29Apr11).

Prosecutors committed to putting the King of Pop's physician Dr. Conrad Murray behind bars called on the unnamed expert to help them dismiss suggestions made by the defence lawyers that the pop superstar took his own life by either drinking or injecting himself with Propofol.

Dr. Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter for administering the fatal dose of the drug.

In court in Los Angeles on Friday, the prosecution - led by Deputy District Attorney David Walgren - told Judge Michael Pastor autopsy results rule out the possibility Jackson drank Propofol before his death, while his doctor was outside his bedroom.

Walgren told the court his expert "says categorically it?s not possible Michael Jackson orally ingested Propofol, based on the science."

Murray's manslaughter trial is expected to begin next month (May11).