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APNewsBreak: Jackson Syringes Still Not Tested
APNewsBreak: 'Deteriorating' syringes in Michael Jackson case still not tested, attorney says
The Associated Press
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES December 8, 2010 (AP)

Attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death asked a judge on Wednesday to order testing on two syringes and an IV bag found in the pop singer's home that they say are rapidly deteriorating.

The request comes after more than a month of private meetings between defense attorneys, prosecutors and the judge to try to get testing on the items performed.

Dr. Conrad Murray's defense team has expressed urgency for the testing, saying fluids in the items are deteriorating rapidly and have become "salt" in one of the syringes.

The testing they are seeking may determine the quantities of drugs in the items, which the cardiologist's lawyers say could be crucial information during trial.

Attorney J. Michael Flanagan told The Associated Press that he submitted a motion Wednesday asking a judge to order the testing after being unable to reach an agreement with prosecutors about the testing. No hearing date has been set, he said.

Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death in June 2009 at age 50. Authorities say he gave the singer a lethal dose of sedatives, including the anesthetic propofol and painkiller lidocaine.

"We are running out of time," Flanagan said.

An e-mail message left for district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons was not immediately returned Wednesday.

Court transcripts obtained by the AP show that Murray's defense attorneys, prosecutors and Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor have spoken in chambers three times about the syringes and testing.

Transcripts from those earlier meetings show Murray's defense team is willing to have the items tested by the Los Angeles coroner's office. The fluids have degraded and it remained unknown whether the proposed testing will yield useful information, according to the transcripts.
Flanagan said he had been trying to get the testing done for more than five months to no avail.

Prosecutor David Walgren had downplayed the potential value of the testing during a Nov. 4 meeting, telling a judge his office didn't concede the testing Murray's team is seeking "is relevant to anything or important."

The results of the tests are not expected to be presented during Murray's preliminary hearing, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 4. At that hearing, Pastor will determine whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

Walgren said during a meeting with the judge last week the hearing may be delayed a few days because of scheduling problems with witnesses. The prosecutor said he could call as many as 35 witnesses during the hearing, which is expected to last two to three weeks, according to a transcript of the in-chambers meeting.

The judge said he wanted the hearing to begin on time due to his busy trial schedule.

In a separate case, Murray retained his license to practice medicine in Nevada after reaching an agreement Friday with the state medical board in which he admitted making inaccurate and incomplete statements to the board about being current on child support.

Murray received a reprimand and agreed to pay at least $3,700 in investigation costs, Deputy Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners chief Edward Cousineau said Wednesday.

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Associated Press writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


Murray's attorneys contend testing, which would establish the quantities of the drugs, should have been done along with other tests after the singer's death.
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What do yall make of this??? :shock:
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It is just like I thought if this is a hoax, then Murray will not be convicted and ther will be many mistakes made which work in his favor!  Also, he still keeps his medical license, c'mon, if medical board is that lame, and he is allowed to keep his medical license and he only receives a slap on the wrist, then why on earth do we need a medical board?  This is outrageous!!
 
And why oh why, is the family only worrying about Michael's album, can they not do both!   No they are
not even thinking about Murray, they are only protecting him!   There are 10 adults left why would they not fight for justice for their brother?  Or was he supposed to be do drug abused ayway so they just thought he would die sooner or later, by his own hand so why does it matter?     In ay case something is too fishy about this whole situation !!
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