MICHAEL JACKSON’S former doctor has been jailed for four years, three weeks after being found guilty of killing the pop star.

Michael Jackson’s former doctor has been jailed for four years, three weeks after being found guilty of killing the pop star.

Dr Conrad Murray should get a lenient sentence in relation to Michael Jackson's death because he has never drunk alcohol or smoked, according to his mother.

Michael Jackson’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray will return to court today to be sentenced for the involuntary manslaughter of the pop legend.

Prosecutors who depicted Michael Jackson’s doctor as remorseless for the pop star’s death have urged a judge to sentence him to four years in prison.

Dr Conrad Murray wants to formally address the court when he is sentenced at the end of this month.

A scientist who was the star defence witness in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor will be in court today to fight a threatened $1,000 fine for contempt.

THE single word, “guilty,” brought a muffled shriek in the gallery of the packed courtroom and tears from Michael Jackson’s family, but no reaction from the doctor convicted of supplying the King of Pop with the drug he craved for sleep.

Michael Jackson’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison after he was convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of the star.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S mother, Katherine, summed up the verdict with a simple line: “I feel better now.”

Michael Jackson’s doctor was convicted tonight of involuntary manslaughter after he administered a lethal dose of a powerful anaesthetic that killed the pop star.

Dr Conrad Murray has tonight been remanded in custody with no bail until the date of sentencing, after being found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson.

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

JURORS considering the case against Michael Jackson’s doctor completed a morning of deliberations yesterday without asking any questions about evidence, or otherwise indicating how far along they have got in their discussions.

The case of Michael Jackson’s doctor was placed in a jury’s hands after contentious legal arguments over who was to blame for the superstar’s death - the celebrity who craved sleep at any cost or the doctor accused of providing the drugs that killed him.

Michael Jackson’s doctor is responsible for the singer’s death and for leaving his children without a father, a prosecutor told jurors today .

MICHAEL JACKSON’S doctor told a judge yesterday that he would not testify in his own defence, as testimony came to a close in the involuntary manslaughter trial.

The doctor charged with Michael Jackson’s death has decided not to enter the witness box to give evidence in his own defence in the case.

The doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death told a judge he had not yet decided whether he will testify in his own defence.

A VETERAN anaesthetist testifying for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death told a jury that the physician deviated from the standard of care and earned the wrath of a judge for repeatedly referencing inadmissible information.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor dropped the bombshell they had been hinting at for months – an expert opinion accusing the legendary singer of causing his own death.

A tearful nurse told the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor that her efforts to save the singer from the drug he craved for sleep were rebuffed by the star, who insisted he needed the powerful anaesthetic that eventually killed him.

The judge in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor today blocked defence lawyers from asking about the singer’s multimillion-dollar contract for his final concert series.

The lead lawyer for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death challenged a key prosecution expert about his contention that the physician was responsible for the death of the singer.

The trial of the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death has resumed after days of delay, with jurors hearing from a leading expert on the powerful anaesthetic propofol that authorities say killed the star.

The trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray will resume on Wednesday.

Lawyers representing Michael Jackson’s doctor have abandoned the defence theory that the pop megastar swallowed the drug that killed him.

Lawyers for the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death have dropped their claim that the pop star swallowed a fatal dose of the anaesthetic propofol while his physician was not looking.

Lawyers for the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death have said they are dropping their claim that the singer self-administered a fatal dose of the anaesthetic propofol.

The judge overseeing the trial of the doctor accused of killing pop star Michael Jackson told the lead defence lawyer that he found an interview done with his law partner shocking.

Michael Jackson’s parents and family arrived at a Los Angeles court today for the trial of the doctor accused of his death more than two years ago.

The doctor accused of killing pop star Michael Jackson stands trial today.

Janet Jackson says she will not attend a tribute concert in Cardiff honouring her brother Michael because it coincides with the trial of the doctor charged over the King of Pop's death.

Prosecutors in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor want to block testimony relating to claims that the late singer molested children.

Jurors in the Michael Jackson manslaughter case will not be shown footage of the singer's final rehearsals for his 'This Is It' tour, a judge has ruled.

Unseen footage of Michael Jackson's final rehearsals cannot be shown to jurors in the forthcoming trial of the doctor charged in his death, a judge has ruled.

Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray have asked for the jury to be sequestered during his forthcoming trial over the death of Michael Jackson.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor told a judge today they may need a delay in his upcoming trial because prosecutors have disclosed new witnesses with surprising scientific theories the defence did not anticipate.

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that prosecutors can show limited clips of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsals during the trial of the doctor charged over the singer’s death.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S doctor was so distracted by his own complicated love life that he failed to pay proper attention to the singer’s treatment in the hours before he died, according to court documents.

Michael Jackson's doctor was so distracted by his own complicated love live that he failed to pay proper attention to the singer's treatment in the hours before he died, according to court documents filed today.

The doctor charged over the death of pop megastar Michael Jackson has agreed to delay opening statements in the case until May.

A US judge said he will approve TV coverage of the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor if the camera is unobtrusive.