<i>Jury may decide fate of Jackson doctor</i>
The fate of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray could be decided Friday (US time) when the jury in his manslaughter trial start deliberating, after lawyers clashed at the climax of the high-profile case.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers wrapped up their closing arguments Thursday.
The jury are due to meet from 8:30am, amid speculation that they could come to a quick verdict on the sole charge of involuntary manslaughter which Murray faces. Otherwise deliberations will continue next week.
In a powerful summary Thursday, Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said the 58-year-old medic caused the star's death through negligence and greed."
Murray faces up to four years in jail and could lose the right to practise medicine if convicted over Jackson's death from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, combined with other sedatives administered to help him sleep.
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