Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog

On Monday, we discussed a number of recent motor vehicle accidents which took place over the past week in Massachusetts. Today, we focus on one of them.

It has all the makings of a scene from a very sad movie.

Lisa Leavitt (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) leaves a Christmas party in her own home. Lisa, a young dental assistant, gets behind the wheel. Her blood alcohol level is allegedly twice the legal limit.

Meanwhile, not too far away, Haverhill’s Karen LaPierre, (hereinafter, the “Deceased”) a 63-year-old woman many in the neighborhood regard as a “saint”, is picking up doughnuts for her church.

Allegedly speeding, the Defendant’s vehicle smashes into the back of the Deceased. The Deceased dies in her husband’s arms, her last words telling him that she loves him.

The Defendant is arrested on the scene. It turns out she has no prior record, which would include previous motor vehicle crimes. Only a couple of civil infractions.

Her entry into the criminal justice system is on a major charge…motor vehicle homicide while driving drunk.

“It was a brutal end,’’ Essex Assistant District Attorney John DePaulo said in Haverhill District Court Monday when the Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. Bail was set at $50,000 cash by Judge Patricia Dowling.

A brutal end for the Deceased. A brutal beginning for the Defendant, sobbing in the courtroom, her life forever changed as well. Prior to the accident, she had been treated for depression. Things are not likely to get better now.

Of course, she did not do herself any favors as she opted to continue her run of bad judgment allegedly telling the police, “ I don’t care what happens, just as long as I don’t lose my home. ‘’

Should the Defendant make bail, she will be required to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet and be tested for alcohol use in her home.

Attorney Sam’s Take Massachusetts Vehicular Homicide

Having had the experience of handling Vehicular Homicide cases, I can tell you that it is one of the saddest types of cases out there. There are no clear villains…albeit usually plenty of bad judgment. Often, as is perhaps the situation here, that bad judgment is related to emotional issues or substance abuse. It is not always about someone who was sloshing them back in abject celebration and then skipping happy-go-lucky to their car simply throwing any semblance of responsibility to the wind

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As you may recall, this Boston criminal lawyer has been linked to the late, famed and, frankly, supremely talented Michael Jackson. As one can see on the website's profile, I was a regular commentator on the Fox News Channel during his trial for sexual assaults against children a number of years ago. Then, upon his untimely death, I was again sought after by various television, radio and print media to discuss the tragedy.

And now, the saga has entered its final stages and the same government which once accused him of being a sexual predator has now renamed him “victim” and charged his doctor with his homicide.

Unlike when Jackson was a defendant, this time the state was successful in its prosecution.

Conrad Murray, M.D., has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He now remains in custody as he awaits sentencing.

The state’s theory, supported by a variety of lay and expert witnesses, as well as eye-opening communications and tapes, was that Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, engaged in several medical missteps that led directly to the King of Pop’s death as a result of a drug overdose.

The 58 year old cardiologist faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison and a minimum sentence of probation when he returns to court on later this month. The doctor, who has already had his medical license suspended by California authorities, will likely be prohibited from practicing medicine.

As you may recall, I was somewhat surprised when it came out that the good doctor ‘s legal team might suggest that Jackson committed suicide. You can read that posting, by the way here As you may recall, at the time of his death, Jackson was making a comeback, had spent a great deal of time enjoying his children and was putting together a huge concert which was being recorded and ended up released as a major motion picture. If he had weathered the turmoil of his days as a criminal defendant without an attempt at suicide, it was difficult to imagine that this would have been the time he would have done so. However, sure enough, the defense lawyers did not agree with my outlook. They attempted to persuade the court that Michael Jackson died by his own hand. Unfortunately for the defense, there was scant, if any, evidence of that.

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As a long-time Boston criminal lawyer, I can tell you that jury selection, at least in the Massachusetts state courts, is usually an exercise that takes far less time than it does in other jurisdictions

There are exceptions, of course. For example, picking a jury in a Massachusetts rape case or anything that has children as the alleged victim, takes longer because many potential jurors simply do not want to serve on such a case.

In many jurisdictions, the court allows the attorneys to question the jurors.

Not in Massachusetts. As a result, picking the men and women who will make a decision that can end a citizen’s life as he knows it, usually takes around one to two hours.

Of course, the homicide case of the late Michael Jackson is not taking place in Massachusetts. The jury selection in that matter, has just taken place in California, has begun. Dr. Conrad Murry (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Authorities contend he gave the singer a lethal dose of the anesthetic drug Propofol in the bedroom of the singer's rented mansion on June 25, 2009.

The jury, containing seven-men and five-women has been selected by active participation on the parts of both the attorneys and the court.

They were culled from a group of 145 potential jurors.

The trial is expected to take roughly five weeks. Opening statements are expected to begin tomorrow.

In Massachusetts, the trial would have probably been over before this jury was selected.

Attorney Sam’s Take On Who Selects Your Jury

“Sam, are you saying that a Massachusetts criminal defendant does not participate in selecting his own jury?”

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Yesterday, you may have heard me criticizing the Honorable Judge S. Jane Haggerty with regard to the sentencing of Mark Kerrigan (hereinafter the “Defendant”) on the radio. As you know, the Woburn homicide trial ended with a conviction of straight Massachusetts assault and battery.

Next came yesterday’s sentencing.

As predicted, it was a morning of emotion and tension.

The Commonwealth asked for the maximum possible sentence...2 ½ years in jail.

The family and the defense requested what is known as a “split sentence” – a 6-month suspended sentence followed by a year of probation. The Defendant had already served 4 months and so would be eligible for parole immediately.

The judge? She whacked the Defendant, giving him the 2 ½ year sentence, 2 years to serve now, the rest on Massachusetts probation.

What does all this mean?

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Christina H., 23, of Acton (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), was arraigned yesterday, beside her attorney, in connection with the death of her 13-month-year-old son. She pleaded not guilty to charges that she beat him to death inside her Great Road home this past May..

She was held without bail.

Prosecutors say that the Defendant called 911 around 4:30 a.m. on May 12th, 2010, and reported that her son had fallen out of the crib and hit his head. The child was taken from the Defendant’s home and rushed to Emerson Hospital in Concord. It was there that the child was pronounced dead at 5:17 a.m.

The boy's death has since been under investigation by Acton and State police, prosecutors say. Police learned that the night before he was killed, the boy was home with his mother and two-year-old sister.

"He appeared to be happy, healthy and playful. That night he had fed himself cheerios and drank a bottle before going to sleep at 8 p.m.,'' law enforcement has indicated. However, an autopsy found the child suffered "multiple contusions, lacerations, internal bleeding and hemorrhages on the top of his head.''

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In what her Boston criminal defense lawyer is calling the “second-most painful thing to ever happen to her,” Lakeisha Gadson is on trial for the Massachusetts involuntary manslaughter of her 8-year-old son. Liquarry Jefferson was accidentally shot by his cousin, now 10, in 2007 with a handgun owned by the victim’s half-brother, Jayquan McConnico, then 15. If convicted, Gadson faces a maximum 20-years behind bars. She also is charged with Massachusetts assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, reckless endangerment of a child, misleading police, and firearms violations.

Prosecutors are holding Gadson accountable for her younger son’s death because they say that she allowed McConnico to keep a loaded gun in a dresser that was easily accessible to children. Gadson maintains that she never gave McConnico permission to own a gun and that she didn’t know it was in their home. The teenager was also charged in his younger brother’s death and with the reckless and wanton storage of an unregistered pistol in an area that a child could reach. He pleaded guilty to the charges and will stay at a youth detention center until he turns 21.

On Wednesday, Jefferson’s cousin testified about the accidental Roxbury shooting. He said that his cousin showed him the gun, which they both thought was not loaded. The boy accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting Jefferson in the stomach. Jefferson was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center.

Gadson, 33, has five children. She originally told police that gang members had forced their way into the apartment but later recanted her story and admitted that her nephew accidental shot her son.

Boston, Massachusetts involuntary manslaughter is a serious crime that involves the accidental killing of another person because of criminal or reckless negligence. A person charged with this crime is someone that prosecutors do not believe intentionally intended to kill the victim.

10-year-old testifies he killed his cousin by accident, Boston.com, August 3, 2010

Mom on trial in Liquarry’s death, Boston Herald, August 2, 2010

Related Web Resources:
Manslaughter, Cornell Law School

Murder v. Manslaughter, Nolo

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Yesterday, as you may have read through various print and other media outlets, I had occasion to drive to North Adams, Massachusetts on a new case. As I traveled the various hours, I was reminded again and again through the radio how I was actually taking my life in my hands. This has not been a great summer so far for driving safely. The only thing that seemed to make the odds in my favor for arriving in court and then at my office in Cambridge was the fact that I was not a member of any police force.

There have been a number of incidents where officers have been struck by civilian drivers over the past month. The latest example to grace the headlines was Mathew C., 24, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). On Saturday morning, he allegedly rear-ended a state police cruiser in a highway breakdown lane. He is said to have had a blood-alcohol level over twice the legal limit. Police also claim that he admitted at the scene to having had “too much” to drink.

I guess that would seemgly slam the lid shut for a prosecution for, among other things, drunk driving.

This was the fifth such crash in recent weeks. This time, the police say, the driver didn't brake at all before slamming his car into the cruiser.

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Ayanna Woodhouse is charged with Boston aggravated assault and battery and manslaughter in the death of a six-month-old fetus. The 25-year-old woman was indicted on Friday by a Suffolk County Grand Jury. They rendered their decision after hearing testimony from medical experts who said that under normal circumstances the baby could have lived outside the womb. At her arraignment on Monday, she pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges.

According to authorities, the Wellesley woman punched and kicked a pregnant woman during a brawl in April at Tulip Nail, a Boston nail salon. Following the incident, the fetus was delivered by emergency C-section but died. According to the medical examiner, the placenta became detached from the uterus. Woodhouse is related to the baby’s father.

Woodhouse’s Boston criminal defense lawyer says that it is unclear who began the fight. Per a Boston police report, after the two women left the salon the pregnant woman followed Woodhouse in her car and they reportedly continued their dispute. According to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, there was not enough evidence to establish that any intent to kill was involved. Massachusetts is one of the US states that will pursue homicides of unborn children who could have otherwise survive outside the womb.

A conviction for Massachusetts manslaughter can land a defendant in prison for up to 20 years. This is a serious criminal charge and in many cases the accused never intended to harm the victim.

Wellesley woman pleads not guilty to harming fetus, Boston.com, July 12, 2010

Woman indicted in death of fetus, Boston Herald, July 12, 2010

Related Web Resource:
Fetal Homicide State Laws, National Conference of State Legislature

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There were a few fireworks yesterday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, Massachusetts. Attorneys argued over the topics of the defense attorney’s proposed summation. The Judge agreed with the Commonwealth and overruled the objections voiced by the defense.

The setting was Commonwealth v. John Odgren. The charge is Murder in the First Degree. We discussed this matter at the onset of the trial. Young Mr. Odgren, 19, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) now awaits a jury’s verdict in his stabbing of another youth to death in school.

The Defendant admitted to the stabbing. However, the defense is that he was not criminally responsible for the homicide because he was insane.

The debate was what the jury could be told about the result should they return a verdict that he was not guilty by reason of said insanity. The defense attorney wanted to be able to argue to the jury that, if they returned such a verdict, that the Defendant would not simply be freed to go out and kill again. This, of course, is a common misunderstanding of the law, and one that can cost a mentally handicapped person liberty-by way of state prison- for the rest of said person’s life.

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Mark Kerrigan, 45, has pleaded not guilty to the criminal charge of Massachusetts manslaughter. Mark is the brother of figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan. Their dad, 70-year-old Daniel, died following an altercation with Mark at their Stoneham residence. The Kerrigans are adamant that Mark should not be blamed for his father’s death. They say that he should never have been indicted, and they want him to come home.

Mark’s Boston criminal defense lawyer says that Daniel died not because of his argument with his son but because he was having heart problems. The elder Kerrigan had clogged arteries and high blood pressure.

Prosecutors, however, claim otherwise. They say that Mark flew into a drunken fury during a dispute with his dad about using the telephone. They are accusing the 45-year-old of pushing his father, fracturing the elderly Kerrigan’s larynx, and causing him to fall onto his ground. A state medical examiner declared "cardiac dysrhythmia” as Daniel’s cause of death.

While prosecutors worry that releasing Mark into the care of Brenda Kerrigan, his mom, would endanger her, his Boston manslaughter attorney calls the concern “absurd” and an obvious effort to “poison public opinion” against her client. Mark’s Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer also contends that Daniel’s fractured larynix may have been a pre-existing injury rather than as a result of their dispute. She also expressed concern that her client was being portrayed as a violent alcoholic.

Mark, an unemployed plumber, has a criminal record involving convictions for assault and battery, drunk driving, a restraining order violation, resisting arrest, and domestic assaults. He was also being treated for post-traumatic stress syndrome and received psychiatric help.

Kerrigan returns home to mother, Boston.com, April 10, 2010

Kerrigan brother pleads not guilty to manslaughter, AP, April 9, 2010

Related Web Resources:
Nancy Kerrigan's Father Dead, Brother Arrested, ABC News, January 25, 2010

The General Laws of Massachusetts

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It would appear that the people of the Boston area dodged the proverbial bullet when Professor Amy Bishop (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) moved out of state. According to Alabama law enforcement, co-faculty members were not so lucky.

The Defendant stands accused at the moment of gunning down said members at a faculty meeting whereat it was revealed that she was not going to get tenure.

But her latest problems are not her first brushes with guns, assault and the law. In fact, the more the media dig into her past, the more is learned at how she allegedly skated by criminal prosecutions a number of times. Some such skating has left Massachusetts law enforcement officials scratching their heads.

For example, one of the first stories that were revealed were about the suspicions about her connection to an attempted bombing of a professor at Harvard when she worked there. She was apparently trying to become a famous scientist (see discovery of her book from Tuesday’s blog). Her supervisor was purportedly not pleased with her work. He received a bomb in the mail after an alleged dispute with her. Clearly, the federal officials did not believe there was enough to charge her and so nothing happened.

However, a cloud of mystery seems to have developed about that situation with her brother.

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Was it a surprise to you? The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog anticipated it just after the event and explained that it was likely to happen.

The news is that,the cause of death of the 70-year-old father of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (hereinafter, the “Deceased”) is being ruled a homicide. However, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. has not yet decided whether the son, Mark D. Kerrigan (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) will face murder charges. The Defendant has already been charged with assault and battery.

In a statement released this afternoon, Leone's office said that the state medical examiner has concluded the death of the Deceased was a homicide after he suffered a heart attack inside his Stoneham home early on January 24th. Leone stated that "The Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was cardiac dysrhythmia following a physical altercation with neck compression causing injury to the neck in the form of a cartilage fracture to the larynx area, in a person with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular heart disease,'' Leone said in the statement.

He further announced that the investigation is ongoing and that his office is deciding whether homicide charges are appropriate.

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Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson, pleaded not guilty to a single felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the famous performer. Bail was set at $75,000—three times more than the amount faced by most people who are charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors had wanted bail set at $300,000. Michael Jackson’s parents, Katherine and Joe, and his brothers Randy, Tito Jackie, and Jermaine, and his sister La Toya were at Murray's arraignment.

Upon Murray's release after posting bail, the 56-year-old cardiologist will not be allowed to leave the country.

Murray was Jackson’s personal physician when he died. According to officials, the performer died after Murray gave him propofol and two other sedatives to treat his chronic insomnia.

The criminal complaint against Murray accuses him of unlawfully killing Michael Joseph Jackson, albeit with out malice, and of acting “without due caution and circumspection.”

The coroner had ruled the singer’s death a homicide caused by acute intoxication by propofol and other sedatives. The autopsy report released today says that Jackson was administered a powerful anesthetic at a dose equal to what would be given during a major operation and that medical standards were not met.

Murray maintains he did not do anything that should have killed Jackson. His criminal defense attorney is vowing that he and his client will “fight like hell.” If convicted, Murray faces a maximum four years in prison.

Michael Jackson died at age 50 on June 25, 2009.

High profile criminal cases, especially one involving a beloved victim, can prove challenging for the defendant, who may have the court of public opinion against him/her.

Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty, Yahoo/AP, February 8, 2010

Conrad Murray: Michael Jackson case and celebrities' doctors, The Christian Science Monitor, February 5, 2010

Related Web Resources:
Propofol, Drugs.com

Michael Jackson Autopsy Report, The Smoking Gun

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The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has regularly suggested how an experienced defense attorney can help you if there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest.

It may be that Dr. Conrad Murray,( hereinafter, the “Defendant”) the doctor who administered the fatal dose of Propofol to Michael Jackson and now is to face homicide charges is a reader! Well, if not, at least he is being similarly advised.

According to law enforcement, his attorneys have been in contact with the L.A. County District Attorney's Office to surrender on charges of involuntary manslaughter . Apparently, the plan is that the prosecutor will file the charges with the court and then immediately notify the Defendant’s lawyers. They will then bring the Defendant downtown to court to surrender to a judge.

What happens next is anybody’s guess. He could be arrested and held. He could be simply arraigned. There is one sticking point, though. It would appear that this is not the Defendant’s only legal problem at the moment. Apparently, there is a case against him in Las Vegas brought by a medical imaging company for non-payment of fees. There is currently a default judgment against the Defendant in that matter.

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I know you’ve heard the story by now. Massachusetts is in the news again due to a celebrity crime story. This time, the celebrity, Nancy Kerrigan, isn’t really part of the story.

But the rest of the family is.

Mark Kerrigan, Nancy’s 45-year-old brother (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) has been accused of causing the death of their father, Daniel (hereinafter, “Dad”). No, the Commonwealth does not contend that the Defendant plotted to kill Dad and then executed the plan...it was more tragic than that.

The allegations are that the Defendant wanted to use the telephone, but Dad would not let him. An argument ensued and became physical. Finally, the Defendant is said to have grabbed Dad by the neck. Dad fell to the ground. The Defendant claimed he was faking...but that opinion obviously changed when the police came.

Dad died and the Defendant, allegedly drunk and unruly, was pepper-sprayed and arrested.

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You know, sometimes a criminal defense attorney cannot help but get mad. For example, when a client whom the attorney is absolutely sure is innocent of charges is found guilty of them anyway, I get angry. Or cases wherein one of the many unfairness’s that are built into the criminal justice system raise their ugly heads, my passion is inflamed. Or, more recently, in a Massachusetts superior court, where an absolutely heart-wrenching drama is being played out and suddenly the prosecution and other untrained-yet-self-ordained “experts" announce with “authority” their expectations of human behavior to the detriment of fairness...it drives me nuts.

A four-year-old girl is dead. Her mother, Carolyn R. (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is on trial for her homicide. Dad, also charged with murder, awaits his turn next.

The purpose of an opening statement in a trial is to give the jury a roadmap of the evidence the lawyer contends it will see during the trial. In this case, the prosecuting attorney gave his opening statement, listing the evidence he expects he will show, thus proving the Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Thereafter, the school nurse testified to begin the onslaught of critical evidence.

One of the first things described by both the prosecutor and the nurse? Well, apparently, hours after her daughter died, the Defendant and her husband appeared at the child’s preschool with a “flat” demeanor, asking to pick up her daughter’s things as well as a copy of her class photograph.

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You are driving around on a wintery Massachusetts night, maybe after a couple of drinks that you are sure did not effect you. All of a sudden there is a large bumping feeling and a sound that tells you that you have hit something. The temptation is to put the problem, whatever it may be, behind you and to get out of there fast. You think that to do otherwise is foolhardy and could cost you your license and the need to hire one of those criminal defense attorneys.

Avoid that temptation. The fact is that leaving the scene of an accident, whether physical injury to a person or simply property damage was caused, only makes a bad situation worse.

Let’s look at a couple of very recent examples.

17-year old Sandwich teen, Sarah G. (hereinafter, “:Teen Defendant”) began the new year after collecting a bunch of charges that were only made worse by leaving the scene. She is drove into the rear of a police cruiser. She then apparently tried to leave the scene but was apprehended shortly thereafter. She is now facing charges which include leaving the scene of an accident, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police and underage alcohol possession, according to the Cape Cod Times.

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On Monday, we began the week discussing a case out of Quincy in which we had a dead woman discovered on Saturday and a man arrested in connection therewith the same day. We talked about it being a potential domestic violence matter and it became a general posting about homicide investigations and the need to get an attorney right away.

Well, the case has remained in the news and has only gotten more grisly.

Relatives and friends are still offering support to the “neighbor who would shovel your walk”, 52-year-old Joseph B. (hereinafter, the “Defendant”). He has now pleaded not guilty to the assault and eventual murder of 33-year-old Mary B. (hereinafter, the “Deceased”). According to the prosecution, the Defendant choked the Deceased into unconsciousness, had sex with her, then killed her.

We have also learned a bit more about the Defendant’s background. Apparently, according to his supporters, he has a history of mental illness.

He has been held without bail for the crimes which are now alleged to have occurred last Friday.

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It’s been awhile since the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog reviewed a story about a high speed chase. Today we discuss a racer who recently tried his luck against law enforcement. He won the runner – up prize; namely, the need for a criminal defense attorney.

The nearly 30-minute chase began after the Defendant fled from the scene of an accident. He is also said to have been driving with a suspended license.

James P., 42 of Pembroke (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) led the police on the chase on Sunday. The chase included driving in the wrong direction on each side of Route 24, speeds up to 90 miles per hour and sparks flying from two of his tires that were worn down to the rims. It ended with the Defendant’s arrest…seven years to the day after police had arrested him after another high-speed chase.

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According to law enforcement, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled that Michael Jackson’s death was a homicide.. On Monday, court documents were released that indicated that Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative he was given to help him sleep. This, of course, increases the likelihood that Doctor Conrad Murray is about to experience the criminal justice system as he has been the apparent target of the manslaughter investigation. Be assured, though, his lawyer is prepared.

Dr. Murray’s attorney has already begun the defense by claiming that the police timeline of Jackson’s death is not accurate. Dr. Murray himself, who was said to be cooperating with the police investigation, released a YouTube video last week, as if from a bunker, thanking his supporters. This week, his position is that he told police the truth, but that said truth has been ignored or changed.

The bottom line for the coroner, however, is that the fatal combination of drugs given to Jackson hours before he died on June 25th in his rented Los Angeles mansion acted together with to cause Jackson's death.

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