quinta-feira, 29 de julho de 2010

7 of Michael Jackson doctors will not face criminal charges


Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- None of the seven doctors and one nurse investigated by California authorities will face criminal prosecution in the death of singer Michael Jackson, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday.
Investigators did not find sufficient evidence to recommend criminal prosecution of any of the medical practitioners, said Christine Gasparac, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jerry Brown.
But a doctor who prescribed drugs to the pop singer using a fake name shortly before the singer's death could be disciplined by the California medical board, Gasparac said.
She would not identify the doctor referred to the medical board or the others who were cleared.
Dr. Conrad Murray, who was Jackson's personal physician when he died a year ago, was not part of the probe, Gasparac said. Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year in the entertainer's death.
State drug agents executed search warrants at several doctors' offices last summer and at least one pharmacy.
CNN