District Attorney opening statement

04/01/2011 13:00

 

Los Angeles County Prosecutor David Walgren began to lay out the case against Conrad Murray saying in his opening statement that Michael Jackson was dead even before paramedics got to Michael Jackson's home.

 

Walgren also told Judge Michael Pastor Murray tried to conceal the fact he had administered Propofol to Jackson categorizing Murray's actions as an "extreme deviation from the standard of care".
Walgren said the evidence will show Murray ordered a bodyguard to help him clean up evidence and waited at least 20 minutes before he called 911. Once Jackson was taken to the hospital, Walgren said Murray still had not told anyone about the use of Propofol, saying, "Not a word was said about Propofol to the UCLA doctors".

He also pointed out Murray performed CPR incorrectly with one hand on his bed, rather than a hard surface.
Murray's attorney, Ed Chernoff, declined to make an opening statement.
The first witness the prosecution will call is "This Is It" producer/director Kenny Ortega.

 

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Source: tmz.com