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After days of delays, L.A. prosecutors are expected to file a criminal case against Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, in connection with the pop star’s death.<\/p>\n
Charges would cap an eight-month police investigation into the circumstances of Jackson’s death,<\/p>\n
There was intense speculation that Murray would be charged Friday — and for a while, his attorneys said he’d show up to court even if he were not charged.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On Friday around noon, the district attorney’s office said a case pertaining to Jackson’s death will be filed at that courthouse, but did not name Murray or specify the charges. Numerous sources with knowledge of the case said the cardiologist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with administering the combination of sedatives and anesthetic blamed in the singer’s June death.
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<\/br>Prosecutors originally planned to file the case Friday, according to law enforcement sources, who said the case was delayed after a dispute arose with Murray’s defense team Thursday over the details of his surrender.
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<\/br>Murray, who owns a home in Nevada and works in Houston, has been staying in the Los Angeles area as he awaits charges. Through his attorney, the doctor has said he wants to turn himself in rather than be arrested and has made arrangements for surrender, including gathering his passport and meeting with bail-bond companies.
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But how bail should be set became a sticking point during negotiations between prosecutors and the defense, according to two law enforcement sources and Murray’s lawyer, Ed Chernoff.<\/p>\n
Murray acknowledged to police that he gave Jackson an intravenous dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol shortly before his death, according to court documents. The drug is intended for use in operating rooms by anesthesiologists. Murray told police the singer had a long history of using the drug to sleep, and Murray was trying to wean Jackson from it the week he died, the documents state.<\/p>\n
— Harriet Ryan and Jack Leonard<\/p>\n
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