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| Convicted Conrad Murray escorted by law enforcement agents |
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been sentenced to four years in jail without probation for involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor gave Murray the maximum sentence and said the physician engaged in "money for medicine madness that is simply not acceptable to me".
Murray, 58, dressed in a gray suit with purple paisley tie, sat emotionless through the sentencing. Just before being led out from the courtroom, he blew a kiss to an unidentified woman who shouted "we love you" to the convicted killer. Outside the courtroom, Jackson's mother Katherine, who daily attended Murray's trial that started in late September and ended on November 7, said "the judge was fair".
"Four years is not enough for someone's life. It won't bring him (Jackson) back, but at least he (Murray) got the maximum" sentence, Katherine Jackson told reporters.While Murray was sentenced to four years in jail, he will likely spend far less time behind bars due to the non-violent nature of his crime and overcrowding in California's penal system, officials and experts said.
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