Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Pop star, Micheal Jackson by a jury in Los Angeles.

The verdict followed about nine hours of jury deliberations, which began Friday morning in the downtown Los Angeles County courthouse.

Murray, 58, could now receive a maximum prison term of four years and lose his licence to practise medicine.

Murray served as Jackson's personal physician as he prepared for his comeback concerts, giving him the surgical anesthetic propofol to help him sleep nearly every night for the last two months of his life, according to testimony.

Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, was caused by "acute propofol intoxication" in combination with two sedatives, the Los Angeles County coroner ruled.

The evidence

Much of the trial was spent going back and forth over complicated medical evidence but at the heart of the case was the question of whether or not Dr Murray was negligent in the way he administered propofol - a hypnotic drug used for anaesthesia - to Jackson.

At the heart of the case against Dr Murray was the fact that he administered the drug without proper safety such as monitoring devices for his heart, breathing and blood pressure. He also failed to call the emergency services for more than 20 minutes after Jackson stopped breathing and told a bodyguard to hide the drugs before calling an ambulance.

His defence lawyers point out that Jackson was already drug dependent and said Dr Murray was in fact trying to wean him off. They also note that the doctor only gave the popstar a 25mg dose of propofol - enough to help him sleep but not to kill.

Conrad Murray will be sentenced in three weeks' time on November 29.

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