Conrad Murray Trial Recap: Prosecution Rests, Defense Begins

Oct. 24 2011, Published 8:20 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
The prosecution rested its case Monday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray.
The final witness called by prosecutors was anaesthesiologist Dr. Steven Shafer who told the jury Murray’s account of what happened on the night of the pop legend’s death from acute Propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, was not supported by scientific evidence.
Taking his fifth day on the stand, Dr. Shafer was questioned by a defence attorney about his earlier testimony regarding how much of the anaesthetic Propofol Murray could have given Jackson and how it was administered.
Under oath, Shafer concluded that, in his opinion, the only plausible explanation for the amount of Propofol in the Thriller singer’s system was that it had been administered via an intravenous drip which continued to enter Jackson’s system even after his heart had stopped.
The doctor also claimed Murry had given the singer 40 times more Propofol than he had admitted to police.
However, he admitted to defence attorney Ed Chernoff under questioning that he could only speculate to what had happened in the hours leading up to Jackson’s death because Murray had kept no records.
Later, under questioning from the prosecution, Shafer again repeate