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Jackson doctor sentenced to 4 years
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 10:58 AM by Stefanie Boe
Updated: Nov 29, 2011 12:28 PM
The doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced Tuesday, three weeks after a jury convicted the cardiologist of involuntary manslaughter.
The judge chastised him for a "horrific violation of trust" in caring for Jackson. Prosecutors had urged the judge to sentence the doctor to the maximum, arguing his treatment of Jackson with a powerful anesthetic ended the life of the King of Pop and left his three children without a father.
Attorneys for the 58-year-old Murray argued that probation was a more appropriate sentence, given his lack of a criminal history and the fact he will lose his medical license.
Murray could serve half of the four years because of overcrowding in California jails.
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