you know david walgren, how did he do today in laying out his case?> david did an excellent job in his opening statement. i think it was very clear. he was organized. i think the jury and the audience could easily follow along what happened here, what led to michael jackson's death, he's a very, very good attorney and i'm not surprised he did such an excellent job in his opening statement today. >> what did you think? you're close to the defense. this is one of those cases that's going to get quite technical, one senses. what was your feeling as the day unraveled? >> you know, i had the same feel ing as the same counsel that just spoke. they had a lot of arts and crafts. but defense counsel came out strong after lunch and was discussing the factor that michael jackson ingested it and caused his own death. i think it's going to be a very technical case and hopefully that the jury won't be bored and, you know, not get wowed by these arts and crafts that the prosecution will put out. >> defense attorney ed chernoff has said that the judge's refusal to al

during opening statements, the district attorney david walgren said he repeatedly acted with gross negligence while caring for the singer. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent, unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death june 25th, 2009. >> reporter: the prosecution says murray violated the physician standard of care giving him the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. >> things can go bad very quickly. very quickly. and if you are not knowledgeable and competent and prepared, it will lead to the death of your patient. >> reporter: the defense is expected to argue that jackson was a hopeless addict who gave himself the final fatal dose of the powerful drug. >> that michael jackson could have been the one to take it himself, that in itself could amount to reasonable doubt. >> reporter: unlikely scenario, according to at least one medical expert. something the defense hopes will exxon rate dr. murray who faces up to four years in prison if convicted. >> reporter: the defense just began its portion of opening statements five minutes ago, so they are now on the stand at this point, but

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water, who had tremendous problems, who was offered $150,000 a month and deputy district attorney david walgrenhe opening statement. >> the investigation continues and the investigation centered the investigatingç centered on the events of january --xd excu me, june 24th and june 25th, 2009, and the question became what occurred between june 24, 1 2009, when mic@úl jackson shown in this picture is performing at staples centerr song," what happened between thatc time and approximately 12r hours(g. later whenokok michaeln is dead on june 25, okr what you will learn throughxd t evidence is that what happened during that timeframee1 is that the acts and the omissions of michael jackson's personal doctor,a5 conradnb led to hisxlç premature death a the age of 50.c ladies and gentlemen, the judge indicated this part of the trial is what is referred to as the opening statement and fact, )na opportunity to give yu dtqi q+idence to show, to give as the cwác9?9Ñi said, acwl roa. often times in trials witnesses are calledr scheduling and things of that 4-a(come in and testify in a kif chronological orde

each -- >> you're liftening to the opening statement being made by the president, david walgren as hehe case. we want to bring in jeffrey toobin. jeffrey, this has been first talking about the new launch of michael jackson and his grand tour and talking about how the doctor fit into all of this and money became a big issue right up front? >> absolutely. the prosecution theory is pretty straight forward. he was fine when conrad murray started treating him, conrad murray only got involved in treating michael jackson out of enormous greed. and he was incompetent and he gave him this drug, propofol, which under no circumstances should be given outside of a hospital setting. and thus he killed michael jackson. that's the prosecution's theory and being laid out here with i think great clarity. >> and they are trying to make the case here that the doctor, even though he has a medical degree, he was not an expert when it came to propofol and how it should be properly administered? >> that's right. and you know, there are a lot of questions that the defense is going to -- can ask about this th

murray actually broke down and cried, not when david walgren the prosecutor was saying all of these things about him and showing these photos and all of that audio. it was when ed chernoff was talking about dr. murray and michael jackson's first meeting. murray looked up a little bit, then he grabbed some tissue and actually broke down a little bit as he was listening to his attorney talk about his relationship with michael jackson. drew? >> ted, do you expect witnesses to take the stand today? >> reporter: yeah. they'll take the break here and we expect the first witness to be kenny ortega, the producer of "this is it," the guy that was responsible for working with michael jackson to launch these shows that were going to take place in london. and what prosecutors will ask ortega to do for this jury is to document jackson in his -- and his health in the days leading up to his death. and specifically they'll want him to testify about jackson's health the day that he died. ortega in the preliminary hearing said he was in fine health, great health. the prosecution will allege that it was that

. >> reporter: prosecutor david walgren says jackson was drugged up and that dr.urray was not only aware of his addiction, but continued to feed it by supplying and administering drugs that eventually killed the pop star. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25th 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol iv, calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the juries a paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death because jackson died at his own

. >> reporter: prosecutor david walgren says jackson was drugged up and that dr.ray was not only aware of his addiction, but continued to feed it by supplying and administering drugs that eventually killed the pop star. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol iv, calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the jury, as paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> they were told lorazepam and conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death becaus

but, if the evidence bears out what david walgren, the prosecutor's opening statement said, they may very good chaps chance of doing that. >> what would dr. murray have to say on that stand? >> well, there's a lot. he's going to have to answer for, fortunately for him his lawyer will have a chance to put his best foot foefd, brward. but he's going to have to explain why he gave him all these dangerous drugs, why he did it not under the supervision of a hospital, which is where propofol is supposed to bed add minu minutesterred. and most importantly to me is, why didn't he tell the emts and doctors who came on the emergency call, why didn't he tell thel the truth about what michael jackson had been taking because that's the only way you can get proper medical help to someone, if the treating doctors know what he's been taking in the first place. >> all right. jeffrey toobin, fascinating conversation, fascinating trial really. already a couple of hours into it. >> awfully interesting, yes. >> it sure is. we'll continue to watch it along with you. we'll check back in with you a little l

prosecution typically, you know, in a lot of cases, is fairly stale, if you will, in their delivery, but david walgren really, in a lot of people's opinion, hit it out of the park with not only engaging but in an abrupt opening statement that, like you said, had not only that photo, which was jarring, but then that incredible audiotape of the slurring michael jackson, the reaction inside the courtroom clearly was palatable, and it was the family, of course, that endured the most significant reaction, as you might imagine. just imagine hearing your son speaking that way. michael jackson's mother and father were visibly upset in the courtroom, and then that has been the talk, obviously, from everybody outside the courtroom as well. now, as you look here, michael flanagan, one of the defense attorneys is arriving here at court. the judge asked the attorneys to arrive here to court a little bit earlier than the jury. they're going to deal with some housekeeping details, and then they'll get at it at 8:45 local time. >> defense team arriving. some family members already entered. you mentioned michael jacks

. >> reporter: in his opening statement, prosecutor david walgren started showing jurors this photo ofartially covered body after he was pronounced dead more than two years ago. he then took nearly an hour and a half, laying out the state's case against jackson's doctor, conrad murray. walgren took the jury through jackson's final hours, from his final rehearsal where he showed a photo of jashgz on stage to jackson's bedroom where he say murray gave jackson the overdose that killed him and left the room. >> conrad murray figuratively and literally abandoned michael jackson. >> reporter: walgren told jurors murray purchased hundreds of bottles of propofol and had been giving it to him with other drugs on a daily basis in the months before jackson's death and played this audio that he says murray recorded of jackson while he was extremely drugged. listen carefully, jackson is trying to talk about his upcoming concerts. >> reporter: murray's lead defense attorney ed chernoff told jurors that michael jackson caused his own death taking a large amount of lorazepam and the lethal dose of pro