Death of Michael Jackson

==Investigation==

===Autopsies===
Jackson's corpse was flown by helicopter to the Los Angeles County Coroner's offices in [[Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California|Lincoln Heights]], where a three-hour [[autopsy]] was performed the next day (June 26) on behalf of the [[Los Angeles County Coroner]] by the chief medical examiner [[Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran]].<ref>Adams, James. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/a-tortured-stars-last-days/article1199387/ A tortured star's last days], ''The Globe and Mail'', June 27, 2009. {{Subscription required}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202162211/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/a-tortured-stars-last-days/article1199387/ |date=February 2, 2017 }}</ref> The [[Jackson family]] arranged for a private, second autopsy, a practice that could yield expedited, albeit limited, results.<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/jackson-2nd-autopsy-underway-20090628-d0uc.html Jackson: 2nd autopsy 'underway'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724154454/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/jackson-2nd-autopsy-underway-20090628-d0uc.html |date=July 24, 2009 }}, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', June 28, 2009; Blankstein, Andrew et al. [https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-michael-jackson28-2009jun28,0,6934324.story Michael Jackson's doctor interviewed by LAPD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724154454/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/jackson-2nd-autopsy-underway-20090628-d0uc.html |date=July 24, 2009 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', June 27, 2009.</ref> After the preliminary autopsy was completed, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the coroner's office, said there was no evidence of trauma or [[Crime|foul play]].<ref name=Steinhauer/>

On August 28, 2009, the Los Angeles County coroner classified Jackson's death as a [[homicide]], determining that Jackson died from acute propofol intoxication, exacerbated by the [[anxiolytic]] [[lorazepam]], and less significantly [[midazolam]], [[diazepam]], [[lidocaine]], and [[ephedrine]]. The coroner kept the complete toxicology report private, as requested by the police and district attorney.<ref name="Reuters20090828" />

The autopsy report revealed that Jackson was otherwise healthy<ref name="VERY healthy">{{cite web | url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8387361 | title=Michael Jackson very healthy according to medical examiner | work=ABC | date=October 11, 2011 | author=Miriam Hernandez and Melissa MacBride | access-date=July 20, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010254/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8387361 | archive-date=October 5, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> for his age (age 50) and that his heart was strong; his most significant health issue was that his lungs were chronically inflamed, but this did not contribute to his death.<ref name="cnn.com">{{Cite news|first=Alan|last=Duke|title=Coroner releases new details about Michael Jackson's death|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/09/michael.jackson.autopsy/index.html|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2020|agency=CNN|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019152557/http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/09/michael.jackson.autopsy/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His other major organs were normal and he had no [[atherosclerosis]] except for some slight plaque accumulation in the arteries in his leg.<ref name="nj.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2009/10/ap_autopsy_shocker_michael_jac.html|title=AP Autopsy shocker: Michael Jackson was healthy|work=NJ.com|date=October 2009|access-date=November 27, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021181902/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/2009/10/ap_autopsy_shocker_michael_jac.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bbc" /> The [[Associated Press]] reported that his weight was within the acceptable range.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8285841.stm|title=Jackson autopsy details revealed|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=October 1, 2009|work=BBC|access-date=October 20, 2009|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626002021/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8285841.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Law enforcement agencies===
Jackson's death was investigated by the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] (LAPD)<ref name=Esposito>Esposito, Richard. [https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/MichaelJackson/story?id=7938599&page=1 "Police say Michael Jackson 'heavily addicted' to Oxycontin"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710183746/https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/MichaelJackson/story?id=7938599&page=1 |date=July 10, 2022 }}. ABC News: June 26, 2009.</ref> and the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA); the latter agency had the authority to investigate issues otherwise protected by [[physician-patient privilege|doctor-patient confidentiality]], allowing it to trace the complex trail of prescription drugs supplied to Jackson.<ref name=AC360July1>Griffin, Drew. [[Anderson Cooper 360°]], CNN, July 1, 2009. [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/01/acd.02.html Transcript] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052610/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/01/acd.02.html |date=January 26, 2021 }}</ref>

On August 28, 2009, LAPD announced that the case would be referred to prosecutors.<ref name=Reuters20090828/> Because the LAPD did not secure Jackson's home and allowed the Jackson family access to it as well before returning to remove certain items, the department raised concerns by some observers that the [[chain of custody]] had been broken.<ref name=AC360July1/><ref name=Deutsch>[[Linda Deutsch|Deutsch, Linda]] and Thomas Watkins. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181026104142/http://www.aolnews.com/story/los-angeles-police-under-scrutiny-in/554866 "LAPD under scrutiny in Jackson death"]. ''[[AOL]] News'': July 3, 2009.</ref> The police maintained that they had followed protocol.<ref name=Deutsch/>  California Attorney General [[Jerry Brown]] announced that his office was helping the LAPD and DEA to create a statewide database of all medical doctors and prescriptions filled.<ref>Finn, Natalie. "Jackson Doc On the Move Again as Investigation Continues With State Attorney, DEA's Help", ''E!Online'', July 2, 2009.</ref>

The LAPD [[subpoena]]ed medical records from doctors who had treated Jackson. Police considered, but did not bring, homicide charges against those who had supplied drugs to Jackson.<ref name=BoneJuly9>Bone, James. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6681404.ece Jackson death may have been 'homicide', says police chief] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512174400/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6681404.ece |date=May 12, 2011 }}, ''The Times'', July 10, 2009.</ref><ref name=LATimesJuly19>Leonard, Jack, and Ryan, Harriet. [https://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/19/local/me-jackson-legal19 Murder charges in Michael Jackson case are unlikely, source says] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510225219/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/19/local/me-jackson-legal19 |date=May 10, 2018 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', July 19, 2009.</ref>

===Drug-use allegations===
Marc Schaffel, Jackson's former video producer, said that the singer had used propofol, [[alprazolam]] (generic name for the [[benzodiazepine]] Xanax) and [[sertraline]] (generic name for the [[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor|SSRI antidepressant]] Zoloft).<ref name=Donaldson>James, Susan Donaldson. [https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=7938918&page=1 Friend Says Michael Jackson Battled Demerol Addiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519033540/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=7938918&page=1 |date=May 19, 2022 }}, ABC News, June 26, 2009.</ref> Other drugs included [[omeprazole]], [[hydrocodone]], [[paroxetine]], [[carisoprodol]], and [[hydromorphone]].<ref name=Crawford>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Carly |title=Michael Jackson injected just before death |work=Herald Sun |date=June 28, 2009 }}</ref> After his death, police found several drugs in his home, which included propofol. Some of these drugs had labels made out to fraudulent names, and others were unlabeled.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=7994823&page=1 | title=Officials Find Diprivan in Michael Jackson's Home | agency=ABC News | date=July 3, 2009 | access-date=July 17, 2011 | first1=Richard | last1=Esposito | first2=Vic | last2=Walter | first3=Dan | last3=Childs | archive-date=October 19, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019070719/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=7994823&page=1 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=GloverJuly4/> A 2004 police document prepared for the 2005 ''[[People v. Jackson]]'' child abuse trial said that Jackson was taking up to 40 alprazolam pills a night.<ref name=BoneJuly9/> Alprazolam was not found in his bloodstream at the time of death.<ref name="Jackson investigator's errors"/> Jackson's friend A. J. Farshchian stated that Jackson was scared of drugs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hlntv.com/video/2011/09/29/jacksons-health-over-exaggerated?clusterId=#videoplayer | title=Jackson's health 'over-exaggerated?' | publisher=[[HLN (TV network)|HLN]] | date=April 23, 2012 | access-date=May 5, 2013 | archive-date=October 18, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215909/http://www.cnn.com/specials/videos/hln#videoplayer | url-status=live }}</ref>

Eugene Aksenoff is a Tokyo-based physician who had treated Jackson and his children on a few occasions, and he expressed concern about Jackson's use of various drugs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matsutani |first=Minoru |date=2009-07-16 |title=Tokyo doctor refused Jackson stimulants |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/16/national/tokyo-doctor-refused-jackson-stimulants/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022012649/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/16/national/tokyo-doctor-refused-jackson-stimulants/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He said that Jackson asked for stimulants so that he could get through some demanding performances, but Aksenoff said that he refused to prescribe them. He recalled that Jackson had chronic fatigue, fever, insomnia, and other symptoms, and he took a large amount of drugs. He suspected that one of the major factors causing these symptoms was excessive use of steroids or other skin-whitening medications.<ref name="Aksenoff">{{cite news |last=Matsutani |first=Minoru |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/16/national/tokyo-doctor-refused-jackson-stimulants/ |title=Tokyo doctor refused Jackson stimulants: Late 'King of Pop' asked for drugs in 2007 |work=[[The Japan Times]] |date=July 16, 2009 |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022012649/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/16/national/tokyo-doctor-refused-jackson-stimulants/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His sister [[Janet Jackson]] claimed that their family tried to stage an intervention in early 2007 when Michael was living in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/MichaelJackson/inside-michael-jacksons-family-finances/story?id=10052695 |title=Michael Jackson: Inside His Finances and Family |agency=ABC News |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018225757/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/MichaelJackson/inside-michael-jacksons-family-finances/story?id=10052695 |url-status=live }}</ref> She and a number of their brothers allegedly traveled to his home but were turned away by security guards who were ordered not to let them enter. He was also rumored to have refused phone calls from his mother. However, the family denied that they had tried to intervene.<ref name="DukeJuly8" />

====Propofol====
[[File:Propofol.jpg|thumb|upright=0.45|alt= An ampoule of propofol |An [[ampoule]] of propofol]]
Of all the drugs found in Jackson's home, the one that most concerned investigators was [[propofol]] (Diprivan), a powerful anesthetic administered intravenously in hospitals to induce and maintain [[anesthesia]] during surgery.<ref name=APJuly3>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/powerful-sedative-found-jackson-s-home-wbna31725355 |title=Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home |agency=Associated Press |work=Today |date=July 3, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411141226/http://www.today.com/popculture/powerful-sedative-found-jackson-s-home-wbna31725355 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nicknamed "milk of [[amnesia]]" because of its opaque, milk-like appearance (and a [[play on words|play on the words]] "[[milk of magnesia]]"), the drug has been associated with cardiac arrest,<ref name=APJuly3/> but it still may be increasingly [[Off-label use|used off-label]] for [[anxiolytic]] and other medically unsubstantiated purposes.<ref name=GloverJuly4/> Several propofol bottles—both opened and not—were found in his home.<ref name=GloverJuly4>{{cite news |last=Glover |first=Scott |display-authors=etal |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/investigation-into-michael-jacksons-death-looks-at-doctors.html |title=Michael Jackson investigation focuses on doctors |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 4, 2009 |access-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232806/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/07/investigation-into-michael-jacksons-death-looks-at-doctors.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 30, Cherilyn Lee, a [[nurse practitioner]] who had worked as Jackson's nutritionist, said that he had asked her in May to provide propofol to help him sleep, but she refused. He told her he had been given the drug before for persistent [[insomnia]], and that a doctor had said it was safe as long as he was being monitored. Lee said she received a telephone call from an aide to Jackson on June 21 to say that Jackson was ill, although she no longer worked for him. She reported overhearing Jackson complain that one side of his body was hot, the other side cold. She advised the aide to send Jackson to a hospital; Lee thought she recognized the symptoms, and suspected that Jackson was on propofol.<ref name=Elber>{{cite news |last=Elber |first=Lynn |title=AP Exclusive: Michael Jackson, bedeviled by insomnia, begged for drug, says nurse-nutritionist |agency=Associated Press |date=June 30, 2009}}</ref>{{verify source|reason=Article not available online and AP is not a paper publication – where was it published?|date=February 2022}}

Arnold Klein said that Jackson used an anesthesiologist to administer propofol to help him sleep while he was on tour in Germany. The anesthesiologist would "[[Depressant|take him down]]" at night and "[[Stimulant|bring him back up]]" in the morning during the [[HIStory World Tour]] of 1996 and 1997.<ref name=DukeJuly8>{{cite news |last1=Duke |first1=Alan |last2=Ahmed |first2=Saeed |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/09/jackson.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo |title=More associates link Jackson to prescription drugs |agency=CNN |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=July 9, 2009 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060913/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/09/jackson.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Medical professionals===
The DEA focused on at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to Jackson, trying to determine whether they had had a "face to face" relationship with him and whether they had made legally required diagnoses.<ref name=GloverJuly4/> At least nine doctors were under investigation.<ref name=WinterJuly15>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/07/15/doctors-treated-michael-jackson-investigation/ At Least Nine Doctors Who Treated Michael Jackson Under Investigation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222910/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/07/15/doctors-treated-michael-jackson-investigation/ |date=March 3, 2016 }}, [[Fox News Channel]], July 15, 2009.</ref> The police wanted to question 30 doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, including Arnold Klein.<ref name=HarlowJuly5/> Klein said that he occasionally had given Jackson [[pethidine]] to sedate him, but had administered nothing stronger and that he had turned his records over to the medical examiner.<ref name=LKLJuly8>Klein, Arnold. [[Larry King Live]], CNN, July 8, 2009. [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/08/lkl.01.html Transcript] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629114026/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0907/08/lkl.01.html |date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>

====Personal physician====
{{main|People v. Murray{{!}}''People v. Murray''}}
[[File:ArmstrongMedicalClinicHoustonTX.JPG|thumb|alt=A one-story tan colored building. Bushes, trees, a sidewalk, and a sky with multiple clouds surround the building. |Murray practiced out of the Armstrong Clinic in Houston. The clinic was raided during an investigation of Murray in July 2009.]]
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[[Cardiology|Cardiologist]] Conrad Murray joined Jackson's camp in May 2009 as part of Jackson's agreement with [[AEG Live]], the promoter of [[This Is It (concert residency)|his London concerts]]. Murray first met Jackson in Las Vegas when he treated one of Jackson's children. AEG Live said Jackson insisted the company hire Murray to accompany him to England.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/dream-job-turns-tragedy-jackson-doctor-wbna31855763 |title=Dream job turns to tragedy for Jackson doctor |agency=Associated Press |work=Today |date=July 10, 2009 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112181040/https://www.today.com/popculture/dream-job-turns-tragedy-jackson-doctor-wbna31855763 |url-status=live }}</ref> During Murray's trial it emerged that AEG employed Murray and that Jackson did not sign the contract for the above-cited employment either.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dalje.com/en/foto.php?id=19&rbr=23617&idrf=935562|title=Conrad Murray on trial in Michael Jackson death|work=Dalje|access-date=May 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927090908/http://dalje.com/en/foto.php?id=19&rbr=23617&idrf=935562|archive-date=September 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Murray said through his attorney that he did not prescribe or administer pethidine or [[oxycodone]] to Jackson, but did not say what, if anything, he did prescribe or administer.<ref name=APJuly3/> Los Angeles police said Murray spoke to officers immediately after Jackson's death, and during an extensive interview two days later. They stressed that they found "no red flag" and did not suspect foul play.<ref name="GumbelJune28"/> On June 26, police towed away a car used by Murray, stating that it might contain medication or other evidence. The police released the car five days later.<ref name=AC360July1/>

Politician and [[minister (Christianity)|minister]] [[Jesse Jackson]], a friend of Michael Jackson's family, said that the family was concerned about Murray's role. "They have good reason to be&nbsp;... he left the scene."<ref name=HarrisJune28>Harris, Paul. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/27/michael-jackson-death-autopsy Michael Jackson's family 'ask for second autopsy'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510182557/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/27/michael-jackson-death-autopsy |date=May 10, 2017 }}, ''The Observer'', June 28, 2009.</ref> Over the next few weeks, law enforcement grew increasingly concerned about Murray, and on July 22 detectives searched Murray's medical office and storage unit in [[Houston]], removing items such as a computer and two hard drives, contact lists and a hospital suspension notice.<ref name=ItemsTake>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/23/jackson.doctor.search/index.html?iref=hpmostpop Items taken from Michael Jackson's doctor's buildings listed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110052006/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/23/jackson.doctor.search/index.html?iref=hpmostpop |date=November 10, 2012 }}, [[CNN]], July 23, 2009.</ref> On July 27, an anonymous source reported that Murray had administered propofol within 24 hours of Jackson's death.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ted |last=Rowlands |title=Source: Jackson's doctor gave drug authorities believe killed him |agency=CNN |date=July 27, 2009 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/27/michael.jackson/index.html |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407202342/https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/27/michael.jackson/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=CNN28July09>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/28/michael.jackson/index.html Police search Jackson doctor's home, office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730043838/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/28/michael.jackson/index.html |date=July 30, 2009 }}. CNN.  July 28, 2009.</ref> Investigators had searched Murray's home and office in Las Vegas,<ref name=NightlineJuly28>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/Story?id=8192476&page=1 Feds Raid Michael Jackson's Doctor Conrad Murray's Home and Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421142817/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/story?id=8192476&page=1 |date=April 21, 2019 }}, ''[[Nightline (US news program)|Nightline]]'', July 28, 2009</ref> as well as a Las Vegas pharmacy.<ref name=NYTimesAug11>Friess, Steve [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/us/12jackson.html New Raid in Inquiry on Jackson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122000337/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/us/12jackson.html |date=November 22, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 11, 2009</ref>  Jackson monthly paid Murray {{US$|150000|2009|long=no|round=-3|about=yes}}.<ref name="2010-02-11 CNN">{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Elizabeth |author-link1=Elizabeth Cohen |date=February 11, 2010 |title=Is your doctor a criminal? |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/11/michael.jackson.doctor.manslaughter/index.html |url-status=live |language=en |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710192155/http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/11/michael.jackson.doctor.manslaughter/index.html |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>

On February 8, 2010, Murray was charged with [[involuntary manslaughter]] by [[prosecutor]]s in Los Angeles. Murray pleaded not guilty and was released after posting US$75,000 bail.<ref name=usatodaymurraycharged>{{cite news|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-02-08-michael-jackson-doctor_N.htm|title=Michael Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter|first=Lorena|last=Blas|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 8, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2010|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104121455/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-02-08-michael-jackson-doctor_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, the [[California Medical Board]] issued an order preventing Murray from administering heavy sedatives.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/02/michael-jackson-doctor-banned-from-administering-heavy-sedatives.html |title=Michael Jackson's doctor banned from administering heavy sedatives |author=Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Shelby Grad |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-date=February 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221102123/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/02/michael-jackson-doctor-banned-from-administering-heavy-sedatives.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 11, 2011, the judge from Murray's preliminary hearing determined that Murray should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in the Jackson case. The judge also suspended Murray's license to practice medicine in California.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dobuzinskis |first=Alex |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINTRE70A0L820110112 |title=Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial |publisher=Reuters |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-21 |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916201718/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINTRE70A0L820110112 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After several delays,<ref name=trialdelay>{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE7415ZF20110502|title=Michael Jackson doctor trial delayed to September|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|work=Reuters|date=May 2, 2011|access-date=2011-05-06|archive-date=July 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720112040/http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE7415ZF20110502|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[jury trial]] began on September 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fox2now.com/entertainment/ktla-michael-jackson-doctor-conrad-murray-trial,0,2869092.story|title=Attorneys Screen Jurors for Bias in Conrad Murray Trial|publisher=[[KTLA]]|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=2011-09-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006042617/http://www.fox2now.com/entertainment/ktla-michael-jackson-doctor-conrad-murray-trial%2C0%2C2869092.story|archive-date=October 6, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On November 7, 2011, Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15624869 |title=BBC News – Conrad Murray guilty of Michael Jackson manslaughter |work=BBC |year=2011 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107172336/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15624869 |url-status=live }}</ref> and he was held without bail to await sentencing.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/conrad-murray-sentence-prison-term.html Conrad Murray could face significant prison time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109084137/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/conrad-murray-sentence-prison-term.html |date=November 9, 2011 }}, ''Los Angeles Times'', November 8, 2011</ref> On November 29, 2011, Murray received the maximum sentence of four years in prison.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-29/michael-jackson-doctor-murray-sentencing/51469570/1?csp=34news Conrad Murray sentenced to four years in Jackson death] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142932/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-29/michael-jackson-doctor-murray-sentencing/51469570/1?csp=34news |date=May 7, 2016 }}, ''USA Today'', November 29, 2011</ref> Murray was released on October 28, 2013,<ref name="NYT-AP-release">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/10/28/us/ap-us-michael-jackson-doctor.html|title=Jackson's Doctor Released From Jail|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=October 28, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018215909/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/10/28/us/ap-us-michael-jackson-doctor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> due to California [[prison overcrowding]] and good behavior.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Conrad-Murray-to-Be-Released-From-Jail-229485661.html|title=Conrad Murray Released From Jail|work=NBC|date=28 October 2013|access-date=28 October 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210945/http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Conrad-Murray-to-Be-Released-From-Jail-229485661.html|url-status=live}}</ref>