Add us: www.facebook.com Follow us: twitter.com Visit us: www.mcgregor-ernenwein.com Read about us www.toptorrancelawyers.com Torrance Criminal Lawyer, Manhattan Beach Criminal Defense Lawyer, El Segundo Criminal Defense Lawyer, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer “Defense drops claim Jackson swallowed fatal dose By ANTHONY McCARTNEY – AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death surprised prosecutors and a judge Wednesday by dropping a key defense claim that the pop superstar swallowed a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol while the physician wasn’t looking. Attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray for months have suggested that Jackson could have swallowed a fatal dose of propofol, which is normally administered through an IV drip in hospital-settings. They told jurors in opening statements that they would present a theory that Jackson, who suffered from insomnia, swallowed several pills of the sedative lorazepam and somehow self-administered the dose of propofol — killing him before he had a chance to close his eyes. Attorney J. Michael Flanagan told the judge on Wednesday that he had commissioned a study about the effects of propofol if swallowed. He said the study confirmed that the effect of swallowing propofol would be “trivial.” “We are not going to assert at any point in this trial that Michael Jackson orally ingested propofol,” Flanagan said. It was unclear if the defense planned to argue if Jackson might have …

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