Slay rap, Rx ban for Jacko's doc

By TORI RICHARDS, Post Correspondent

Last Updated: 3:42 PM, February 9, 2010

Posted: 2:58 AM, February 9, 2010

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LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's Dr. Feelgood finally faced the music yesterday as prosecutors charged him with involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon's death.

Dr. Conrad Murray somberly entered a not-guilty plea at his standing-room-only arraignment -- which was attended by the late King of Pop's angry parents and six of his siblings -- before a judge sternly barred him from administering any more anesthetics.

"I don't want you sedating people," said LA Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz.

He ordered the disgraced doctor held in lieu of $75,000 bond -- triple the usual amount for suspects facing the same crime -- which Murray posted two hours later.

APDR. NUMB-SKULL: Conrad Murray (above), who pumped Michael Jackson full of anesthetics, is escorted to court yesterday in LA, where Jacko's dad Joe and sister LaToya, ripped the decision to charge him with manslaughter rather than murder.

DR. NUMB-SKULL: Conrad Murray (above), who pumped Michael Jackson full of anesthetics, is escorted to court yesterday in LA, where Jacko's dad Joe and sister LaToya, ripped the decision to charge him with manslaughter rather than murder.

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Murray, who was with Jacko when he died June 25, has told cops he administered the powerful anesthetic propofol to the singer that fateful morning.

READ THE COMPLAINT AGAINST DR. MURRAY

Jackson had a level of propofol in his system equivalent to what would be used in "major surgery," according to the scathing autopsy report, which was released yesterday.

He also apparently suffered from incontinence.

He had an enlarged prostate, and on his bed was a blue plastic pad. Near that was a catheter, along with an entire box of more, and a sealed bottle of urine.

The report described how a coroner went to the singer's crypt at around 6:40 p.m. Aug. 8 to collect more hair samples before his burial -- and bumped into Jacko's sister LaToya and her boyfriend, who were paying a visit.

"[Jackson] was lying supine in a yellow casket with blue lining. The majority of the decedent was covered with multiple white towels/sheets, leaving only the hands and top of the head exposed," the document said.

"The top of the decedent's head was covered in a wig with long, dark, apparent hair. Moving the wig revealed short, dark, curly, natural hair . . . measuring approximately 1½ inches in length.

"The hair [in the top front of his head] was sparse," the report said.

After yesterday's arraignment, Jackson's dad, Joe, said the family is livid that Murray is facing only manslaughter and not murder.

"It's not justice," the dad said.

Murray faces up to four years if convicted.

The state medical board has asked that his license be immediately revoked, with prosecutors from the California Attorney General's Office calling Murray "a danger to the public.

"[He showed] utter disregard for the care and well-being of the person entrusted in his care," the AG's office wrote to the court.

But the judge refused to take that step.

Murray's lawyer said his client will "be back in Vegas this week. He'll open his medical practice."

With Post Wire Services and additional reporting by David K. Li in New York

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Ice Cream Wa Wa

02/09/2010 12:03 PM

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02/09/2010 11:25 AM

Ice Cream Wa Wa your mom must be proud. Either that or she trained you well to be the true idiot that you are.???????

Im actually a test tube baby!!!

If your'e another angry black person,address the issue and dont misplace your frustrations!

Did I kill MJ ??? Oh well???
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CurseBack

02/09/2010 11:49 AM

MICHAEL WAS MURDERED , did everyone forget the Doctor went to hiding after MJ died, sanitized the house to hide evidence, the Mansion’s Security Camera’s where destroyed recorded the murder, THERE IS OTHER SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE INVOLVED, Michael owed dangerous people money, Michael forgot had John Branca and John Mclain in his WILL as executers and fired them in 2003, giving them a reason to want him killed to become executers and own Michael’s ESTATE! This is Dirty KRAP Michael was no druggie he took medication for his illness, MURDERED!
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CurseBack

02/09/2010 11:48 AM

MICHAEL WAS MURDERED , did everyone forget the Doctor went to hiding after MJ died, He cleaned and sanitized the house to hide evidence, the Mansion’s Security Camera’s where destroyed that recorded the murder, THERE IS OTHER SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE INVOLVED, Michael owed dangerous people money, Michael forgot had John Branca and John Mclain in his WILL as executers and fired them in 2003, giving them a reason to want him killed to become executers and own Michael’s ESTATE! This is Dirty KRAP Michael was no druggie he took medication for his illness, MURDERED!
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ViewPoynt

02/09/2010 11:25 AM

Ice Cream Wa Wa your mom must be proud. Either that or she trained you well to be the true idiot that you are.
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Ice Cream Wa Wa

02/09/2010 8:27 AM

Gee black icon killed by his own DR during black history month????
Watched the funeral for days,t/v shows etc???

Where is the outrage? Where?

OOOPPPSS just noticed the Dr is black???

Sorry forgot the dbl standard rule???
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amstaffbru

02/09/2010 6:43 AM

NO GLOVE TRICKS WITH THIS ONE! YOU KNOW,''IF IT DOESN'T FIT,YOU MUST AQUIT''.......NO TRUMP CARDS IN THIS ONE NO SIR ,OH,BY THE WAY,WHERE IS AL {THE MOUTH}SHARPTON.....AH,HE'S PROBABLY CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A VERY HARD PLACE.....NO COMMENT AL? TO ''EQUAL'' FOR YOU...YOU TROUBLE MAKING COWARD....