Just three weeks after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in state prison, the maximum punishment for his propofol-pushing misdeeds.
"He has absolutely no sense of remorse and absolutely no sense of fault," Los Angeles Superior County Judge Michael Pastor said while handing down his blistering sentence. "And he's dangerous."
"There are those who believe Dr. Murray is a saint. There are those who believe Dr. Murray is the devil. He is neither. He is a human being."
A human being who just got the book thrown at him.
"He has absolutely no sense of remorse and absolutely no sense of fault," Los Angeles Superior County Judge Michael Pastor said while handing down his blistering sentence. "And he's dangerous."
"There are those who believe Dr. Murray is a saint. There are those who believe Dr. Murray is the devil. He is neither. He is a human being."
A human being who just got the book thrown at him.
Pastor handed down the sentence in front of a packed courtroom this morning, with attendees including Katherine, Jermaine, Rebbie, La Toya and other Jackson family members, along with family friend Kathy Hilton.
The maximum sentence was what prosecutors had requested, while defense attorneys had been seeking simply probation for their client, who has been behind bars since the verdict, much of his time logged in the Los Angeles County Jail's medical ward.
The sentence was delivered to Murray—transferred to a holding cell in the courthouse earlier this morning—after attorney and Jackson family friend Brian Parish read out a statement on behalf of the family:
"There's no way to adequately describe the loss of our beloved father, son, brother and friend. We still look at each other in disbelief: is it really possible he is gone?
"As brothers and sisters, we will never be able to hold, laugh or perform again with our brother Michael. As his children, we will grow up without our father, our best friend, our playmate and our dad. We are not here to seek revenge. There is nothing you can do today to bring Michael back.
The maximum sentence was what prosecutors had requested, while defense attorneys had been seeking simply probation for their client, who has been behind bars since the verdict, much of his time logged in the Los Angeles County Jail's medical ward.
The sentence was delivered to Murray—transferred to a holding cell in the courthouse earlier this morning—after attorney and Jackson family friend Brian Parish read out a statement on behalf of the family:
"There's no way to adequately describe the loss of our beloved father, son, brother and friend. We still look at each other in disbelief: is it really possible he is gone?
"As brothers and sisters, we will never be able to hold, laugh or perform again with our brother Michael. As his children, we will grow up without our father, our best friend, our playmate and our dad. We are not here to seek revenge. There is nothing you can do today to bring Michael back.
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