The prosecutors in the case, David Walgren and Deborah Brazil,[2] both Los Angeles deputy district attorneys, in their opening statement told jurors, "misplaced trust in the hands of Murray cost Jackson his life."
"When Dr. Murray left the room, Jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that, with the lorazepam, created a perfect storm in his body that ultimately killed him.
[3] Testimony during the trial showed Murray stayed with Jackson at least six nights a week and was regularly asked—and sometimes begged—by the singer to give him drugs powerful enough to put him to sleep.
Murray told authorities Jackson was especially eager to be administered propofol, a surgical anesthetic that put him to sleep when other powerful sedatives could not.
"What happened during that time frame is that the acts and omissions of Michael Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray directly led to his premature death at age 50," prosecutor Walgren said.
According to Cooper, drugs including intravenous sodium bicarbonate, vasopressin, epinephrine, atropine, and dopamine were used during the attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation of Jackson in the trauma bay of UCLA Medical Center.
When asked about administering propofol through an IV drip, she said that only occurs if the patient is intubated and the desired effect is deep sedation.
"[14] Nguyen's testimony then turned to the effects of Ativan (brand name of lorazepam), the drug that Murray claimed started Jackson's cardiac arrest.
[20] Tim Lopez, employed by Applied pharmacy services, liaised with Murray over purchases of propofol and Benoquin (brand named preparation of topical monobenzone).
He testified about orders Murray placed for propofol and for Benoquin cream, to use in the treatment of the disease vitiligo, from April to June 2009 (225 vials in total).
[22] Sally Hirschberg, a customer service and sales employee of Seacoast Medical, a pharmaceutical distributor in Omaha, Nebraska, was first called to the stand.
The recording featured Jackson's talking about healing the world and helping children because he did not have a childhood, in slurred, almost incomprehensible speech.
Fleak went to UCLA Medical Center at 5:20 pm on June 25, 2009, to examine Jackson's body and get information surrounding his death.
[citation needed] Fleak confirmed the presence of an IV stand, a saline infusion set, and a depressed syringe in a y-port connected to the tubing beside Jackson's bed.
No alcohol, barbiturates, cocaine, sedative hypnotics, marijuana, methamphetamine, opiates, codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, or pethidine were found in the samples.
There was nothing obvious indicating the cause of death, and he was healthier than the average person of his age because there was no atherosclerosis on the walls of his coronary arteries.
After toxicological analysis, Rogers determined the cause of death to be acute propofol intoxication with contributing effects from benzodiazepines exacerbating respiratory and cardiovascular depression.
The "circumstances do not support self-administration" because Jackson would have had to have woken up, self-administer the drugs, circulate to the brain, and then be found not breathing – all in the space of 2 minutes.
His field of interest involves mathematically modeling how a dose of drug translates to concentrations in the body and its effects on a patient.
Chernoff began by clearing up some of the dates in her records: Next on the stand was Amir Dan Rubin, a hospital executive in Stanford, California.
Phillips was responsible for profit and loss, booking talent for tours, making sure regional offices function properly as well as festival division.
Phillips laid out plans for a new tour; a residency show at the O2 arena in London, move the "mountain to Mohammed"; this can only happen with such a big star.
He asked for a country house estate (16+ acres with running streams) so he and the kids wouldn't be stuck in a hotel in London.
It was heard that Guest did an interview, free of charge, with CNN because he believed Murray needed support and wasn't getting a "fair shake."
Dr. Waldman stated that the side effects of drug withdrawal include sweating, increased heart rate, nausea, cramps, insomnia, temperature deregulation, and tremendous anxiety.
It was also heard that rapid detox is not a valid treatment; it employs high levels of sedation delivered intravenously in order to procure a state of general anesthesia in the patient to help him or her tolerate the discomfort associated with withdrawal.
It was heard that, based on the diagram showing what Dr. Murray told the police he gave to Jackson on the night in question, it would not have presented any danger at all.
The certification also says the doctor is approved to rescue patients from deep sedation, manage compromised airway, and provide adequate ventilation.
After Dr. White mentioned he believed that Jackson had his own stash of propofol, Walgren asked the judge to insist the witness to respond to the question only.
A second charge for contempt of court against Dr. White was dropped, after an online report alleged he had muttered "scumbag" as his colleague, Dr. Shafer, approached to testify.