COPS RAID JACKO DOC.Byline: MARTIN FRICKER MICHAEL Jackson's doctor had his clinic raided by drugs police yesterday - as they consider bringing manslaughter charges. More than 25 officers swooped on Dr Conrad Murray's offices searching for Propofol, one of the drugs thought to have killed the star. Private autopsy results emerged yesterday showing Jacko, 50, received a "potentially lethal" amount of the dangerous anaesthetic an·aes·thet·ic adv. & n. Variant of anesthetic. anaesthetic or US anesthetic Noun a substance that causes anaesthesia Adjective causing anaesthesia . The medic's lawyer confirmed police searched the premises in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the , for "evidence of manslaughter". They left with 21 papers and a copy of a computer hard drive. A source close to the probe confirmed the Drug Enforcement Agency squad, with police officers in tow, were looking for "anything they can find ... but Propofol is the big one". Jacko's skin specialist Dr Arnold Klein has said the star used the powerful drug to help him sleep and police found Propofol in the LA mansion La Mansión de Mark Pollack, is a neo-classical Florentine mansion in the Cubanacan Section (fka Country Club section) of Havana,Cuba built in 1930 by the Cuban architect, Leonardo Morales-Pedroso (1887-1965). It is located at 21th street #15001, Cubanacan, Havana, Cuba. where he collapsed on June 25. Dr Murray, who has been quizzed twice by police, was with him at the time and called 911. Whoever gave Jacko Propofol could face manslaughter or murder charges. The doctor's lawyer Ed Chernoff said the police were authorised to "search for and seize items, including documents, they believed constituted evidence of the offense of manslaughter". But he said he was "surprised" by the raid. He added: "Based on Dr Murray's minute-byminute and item-by-item description of Jackson's last days, he should not be a target of criminal charges." Top LA defence attorney Harland Braun said the search of Murray's computer indicates authorities are looking not just for patient records but also emails from Jackson or orders for prescription drugs. He added: "If a doctor is aware of a risk there might also be an issue of whether the patient was made aware of that risk and decided to take it. "A patient's complicity in taking the risk could reduce the doctor's culpability culpability (See: culpable) ." Jackson's former nutritionist nu·tri·tion·ist n. One who is trained or is an expert in the field of nutrition. nutritionist Dietitian, see there Cherilyn Lee has also been drawn into the investigation after officials subpoenaed her case files. She treated Jackson between January and April, when she says he begged her for the powerful anaesthetic. A private autopsy for the star's family, is said to have found needle marks all over his body. CAPTION(S): HAUL Seized files SEARCH Cops arrive at Murray's office yesterday |
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