“I don’t have any specific information that leads me to believe he is going to be charged this week,” said lawyer
The arrival of Dr.
set off a new round of speculation that authorities, who have been
mulling a manslaughter case against the doctor since last summer, were
about to file charges.
Chernoff said Murray was visiting
— and also planned to attend a strategy session Tuesday afternoon with
his criminal defense team, made up of Chernoff, local counsel
Murray acknowledged administering the anesthetic propofol to Jackson shortly before his death on
according to police affidavits. An autopsy classified Jackson’s death
as a homicide and said the cause was “acute propofol intoxication” in
combination with the use of sedatives.
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