Conrad Murray in court last week. He was found guilty today of involuntary manslaughter. As our colleagues at the WSJ’s Speakeasy blog report , Michael Jackson’s former physician, Conrad Murray, was this afternoon found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon’s death. That verdict means Murray, a cardiologist, will face a maximum sentence of four years in a state prison, Speakeasy says. And he may lose his medical license. For those who weren’t glued to coverage of the televised trial, the Los Angeles Times has a wrap-up of the proceedings . Prosecution witnesses testified that Murray’s actions,

including “giving [the anesthetic] propofol in an unmonitored setting, fumbling at basic resuscitation [and] keeping no records” led to Jackson’s death, the paper says. Murray said in a police interview that he gave Jackson the drug after the singer requested it, the LAT says. The defense, meantime, claimed that Jackson injected himself with propofol and that the combination of that and an oral sedative killed him, the paper says. Scientific American explained last month why propofol can be so dangerous. Photo: Associated Press

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Michael Jackson’s Former Doctor Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter