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Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged With Manslaughter
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According to the New York Times, Dr. Conrad Murray was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for providing Michael Jackson with a powerful anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death.
Murray has maintained through his lawyer that nothing he gave Jackson should have caused his death. If convicted, he faces a possible maximum four-year state prison term.
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