Jackson jury go out for day two

Jurors have resumed deliberations in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson’s doctor.

The seven-man, five-woman panel began its second day still having not asked a question or otherwise indicated how far along it is in deliberations.

If convicted, Dr Conrad Murray could face a sentence ranging from probation to four years behind bars. A jail term could be shortened by jail overcrowding.

He will also lose his medical licence if he is found guilty.

The jury is from a diverse cross-section of Los Angeles, representing several different ethnicities. Members come from various towns throughout the metropolitan LA-area.

Nine of them have prior jury experience and one woman, from Spain, has served on five juries, all of which reached verdicts. She was once a jury forewoman.

A woman who has worked as a paralegal for 30 years is serving on her first jury and appears enthralled.

They knew about the involuntary manslaughter charge against Murray before they came to court and most of them know Jackson’s music. A few said they were fans and one, the video animation specialist, said he had some interaction with Jackson when the singer was making the video, “Captain EO.”

Their identities have been kept secret and even lawyers in the case know them only by their jury numbers.

In six weeks together the jurors have displayed uncommon attentiveness to the task at hand.

Several, including alternates, have taken notes and kept lists of evidence. Once, when the judge was at a loss to find the number of an exhibit, a member of the jury spoke up and told him.

Their attention to evidence and witnesses has impressed Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who commended them for their commitment, punctuality in getting to court and willingness to give up their personal lives to serve.