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Anesthesiologist Paul White testified for the defense - Day 19 -
27/10/2011 00:00
Anesthesiologist and Propofol expert Dr. Paul White -- the defense team's final witness -- has altered his original claim that Michael Jackson could have died from ingesting Propofol.
White just testified, claiming his initial theory that swallowing Propofol could have been fatal for Michael...
Addiction expert Robert Waldman testified for the defense - Day 19 -
27/10/2011 00:00
Robert Waldman, a Los Angeles addiction specialist, used Klein's medical records and what Waldman termed Jackson's "public behavior" since the 1980s as the basis for his testimony that Jackson "probably was addicted" to the painkiller Demerol after repeated injections by Klein. A side effect of...
Murray's patients testified for the defense - Day 18 -
26/10/2011 00:00
Patient # 1
Gerry Causey, longtime friend and patient, said that Murray saved his life. Causey said Murray is "the best doctor" he's ever had.
Causey told jurors he didn't want to be sedated during the operation because he was too scared, so Murray didn't put him under.
He also said...
Toxicologist Michael Hanson testified for the defense - Day 17 -
25/10/2011 00:00
Toxicologist Michael Hanson analyzed the contents Michael Jackson's stomach on behalf of the defense.
AEG Live president and CEO Brandon "Randy" Phillips testifies for the defense - Day 17 -
25/10/2011 00:00
* Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor barred from the trial Michael Jackson's contractual obligations.
Brandon "Randy" Phillips, the president and CEO of AEG Live, testified today for the defense.
Michael Jackson wanted to be back on the stage after his long hiatus from music....
UCLA COO Amir Rubin testified for the defense - Day 17 -
25/10/2011 00:00
UCLA Medical Center COO executive Amir Rubin was the seventh witness to take the stand, noting that he spent 45 minutes coordinating between security and media at the hospital, and said Murray "looked depressed" at the time.
Rubin testified that Murray "looked distressed" on June 25, and he...
Nurse nutritionist Cherilyn Lee's testimony for the defense resumes - Day 17 -
25/10/2011 00:00
Rain-related traffic delayed a lot of the jurors this morning. Then defense witness Cherilyn Lee has asked for a break shortly after her testimony started.
Part 1
She didn't even get to answer the first question. Lead defense attorney Ed Chernoff just asked her if her records indicated that...
Nurse nutritionist Cherilyn Lee testified for the defense - Day 16 -
24/10/2011 00:00
Cherilyn Lee, a nurse who practices nutrition and natural remedies, said that she worked with Michael Jackson to help his fatigue and insomnia from February through April of 2009.
Lee also testified during the preliminary hearing that Jackson asked her for propofol as well...
Dr. Allan Metzger testified for the defense - Day 16 -
24/10/2011 00:00
Dr. Allan Metzger, who treated Michael Jackson off and on for more than 15 years for "his profound sleep disorder," and toured with him, testified as a defense witness Monday that Jackson called him to his home on April 18, 2009, to ask for help.
Metzger said Jackson asked for...
Murray's defense start to call their witnesses - Day 16 -
24/10/2011 00:00
Murray's defense came out swinging today with their first string of witnesses -- including two LAPD detectives, a doctor who treated Michael Jackson for 15 years, and Michael Jackson's nurse.
Murray's first witness, a Beverly Hills PD Communications Director, Dona Norris, briefly discussed...