Is There Enough Evidence to Find Conrad Murray Guilty?

There's a lot out there that the commentators missed.

Remember Robert Waldman? He's the addiction expert. He was asked what "rapid detox" is and described exactly the situation at Jackson's home except for saying it should be done in a hospital. It's long term general anesthesia to get the patient through the withdrawal period. General anesthesia!And it's done by many addition specialist, though not the witness. He called it a "risky" way to get a patient to stop taking opiate drugs.

But you can say "so what" to that because it wasn't in a hospital. That brings us to the prosecution's argument that Murray acted not so much as a doctor but as an employee of Michael Jackson. Wait a minute! That changes things and helps the defense.The standard is different when a doctor is hired to do the employers bidding. Jackson knew what he was doing. He wanted private treatment, not hospitalization. And he hired Murray to give him that. The standard really is different.

And informed consent? Don't tell me Jackson didn't realize and hadn't been told the dangers of propofol. Cherilyn Lee and God knows how many others warned him about it.

And what was on Jackson's mind when all those IVs were being hooked up to him and that condom catheter applied. He participated in this treatment. No, more than that. He demanded it.

The evidence does not support a criminal conviction. This is an overblown civil malpractice claim, plain and simple.

That said, I predict a quick conviction. It isn't fair, but it's going to happen.