Conrad Murray’s Lawyers Claim: Michael Jackson Committed Suicide

Los Angeles District Attorney David Walgren says that although Conrad Murray’s lawyers—the doctor accused of Michael Jackson’s involuntary manslaughter—have not said anything out loud, it is clear that the defense is building its case on the “suicide” theory. “I believe the defense attorneys are moving forward with the assumption that the victim, ‘Michael Jackson,’ killed himself. They don’t want to say it outright, but that’s the direction they’ve taken.” This comment came after a dispute broke out between the defense and the prosecution over who should test the syringes left in Michael’s room. Michael Flanagan, Murray’s attorney, refused to comment on the matter and said the legal team is still busy investigating. A hearing will be held on January 4 so that Judge Michael Pastor can decide whether, based on the evidence, there is a need to hold a trial for Dr. Murray. Of course, the issue of the syringes left behind is unlikely to be raised in that hearing. After Michael’s death, 150 milligrams of propofol were found in his body—the substance that caused cardiac arrest and his death. Murray claims he injected only 25 milligrams of the substance into Michael’s body. The defense’s theory is that after Murray left the room, Michael injected himself with more of the drug. Flanagan says a broken syringe was found on the floor of the room where Michael died, with a fingerprint on it—but that fingerprint has not been identified. Source: eMJey / abcnews.go.com