Murray's Appeal

[finfin]

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Conrad Murray resurfaces in exclusive photo as Michael Jackson’s former doctor works hard to keep his criminal appeal alive
The petition was the first step for Murray to show he’s not giving up after an appellate court unanimously rejected his criminal appeal in a 68-page ruling last month.

                                                                               

Michael Jackson’s doctor is taking a hands-on approach to his ongoing criminal appeal and was heartened by a court ruling last Friday, his lawyer told the Daily News.

Dr. Conrad Murray spent multiple nights last week working side-by-side with lawyer Valerie Wass on a petition for re-hearing filed Thursday, Wass said.

The petition was the first step for Murray to show he’s not giving up after an appellate court unanimously rejected his criminal appeal in a 68-page ruling last month.

The court could have summarily denied the rehearing petition outright but instead responded within 24 hours asking the Attorney General’s office to file its response argument by Monday, Wass said.

“Dr. Murray is nowhere near done fighting this conviction. He worked closely with me on this, meticulously going through the opinion page by page,” Wass told The News Tuesday. “He’s determined to continue this appeal as long as he needs to.”
And if the petition ultimately fails, the cardiologist convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 plans to file a follow-up petition for review in the California Supreme Court later this month, she said.

Murray, 60, was the last person to see the King of Pop alive before his overdose death on June 25, 2009.

A coroner report found the “Thriller” singer died from an overdose of the surgery-strength anesthetic propofol.

Prosecutors claimed Murray gave Jackson the drug in an IV drip without proper monitoring.

A jury found him guilty of negligence, and he walked out of jail last October after serving two years of a four-year jail sentence thanks to an early release program for non-violent offenders.
“He has never wavered from what happened that night, and the evidence and phone records fit in perfectly with his account,” Wass said Tuesday.

Murray has maintained that he gave the singer a 25-milligram injection of propofol in the hours before his death and waited at his bedside until the fast-acting effects wore off.

He has claimed Jackson must have woken up while he was out of the room and self-administered the fatal dose with a syringe.

“The court's analysis of many of the issues was flawed, and the court had misstated certain critical facts,” Wass said Tuesday. “They really misunderstood the infusion theory.”

Murray still hopes to practice medicine again and filed a civil lawsuit to regain his medical license in Texas.

He also has a mandatory settlement conference related to his California medical license scheduled for June 9.

If no settlement is reached, a hearing on the proposed revocation of his California license is set to begin July 1.

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Thanks for posting that finfin - good to see Murray's still keen to be photographed!  (And always good to see your IJCSLY sig!)

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Another update:

02/10/2014   Answer to rehearing petition filed.  Respondent's answer to appellant's January 30,  2014 petition for rehearing

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[scorpionchik]

interesting where this moron gets money for attorney fees. Is he a prostitute or something?

[~Souza~]

interesting where this moron gets money for attorney fees. Is he a prostitute or something?

From the sponsor of this whole hoax thing, where else?

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Latest:

02/13/2014    Mod. of opinion filed (no change in judgment).  Appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.  The foregoing does not change the judgment.

Next stop ... The Supreme Court, aka The Court of Last Resort?  :icon_lol:  :icon_e_wink:

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... and another:

02/20/2014   Service copy of petition for review received.    Appellant Conrad Murray

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[RK]

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California high court won't review conviction
Of Michael Jacksons doctor
published April 23, 2014

LOS ANGELES –  The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's doctor, rejecting his lawyer's petition without comment.

The decision by the state's highest court was the latest stop on Dr. Conrad Murray's legal odyssey. A state appeals court upheld his conviction earlier this year and then refused to reconsider its decision.

Attorney Valerie Wass said Murray will take his fight to federal court. "We're greatly disappointed, but we intend to pursue this in federal court," Wass said.

She said she telephoned Murray with the news and, "He said, 'The fight is not over.' "

Authorities said Murray gave Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009 while the singer prepared for a series of comeback concerts.

Murray was convicted in 2011 and served two years in jail. He was released in October because of a change in California law requiring nonviolent offenders to serve their sentences in county jails and as a result of credits for good behavior.

The six-week trial focused on Murray's care of Jackson, including nightly doses of propofol to help the entertainer sleep.

The earlier appellate court decision said, "The evidence demonstrated that Mr. Jackson was a vulnerable victim and that (Murray) was in a position of trust, and that (Murray) violated the trust relationship by breaching standards of professional conduct in numerous respects."

Since his release, Murray has been traveling and spending time with family, "trying to get his life back together." Wass said.

The federal appeal she plans to file will focus on media coverage of the trial and exposure of the unsequestered jury to the Internet, Wass said. Murray has maintained throughout his appeals that the jury should have been sequestered because of the flood of publicity surrounding the case

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Oh what a disappointment - I had high hopes for the Supreme Court aka The Court of Last Resort!  But I didn't realise this wasn't actually the last resort, but that it could be taken on further, to federal court. Thanks for posting RK.

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04/23/2014   Petition for review denied in Supreme Court.
04/30/2014   Remittitur issued.
04/30/2014   Case complete.

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Is it worth waiting for Murray's next move I wonder?

[sweetsunsetwithMJ]

Trials are 100% staged, not real at all.

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I've been keeping an eye on Murray's appeals. Having been refused by California Supreme Court he took it to the US Supreme Court. I'm wondering if these docket entries mean he's reached the end of the road. It would seem the US SC has also refused to hear his case. Is there anyone here with more understanding of legal jargon than me, able to confirm or deny this?

07/29/2014    Received copy of:     Extension of time in US Supreme Court  - Application # 14A74
         
09/29/2014    Received copy of:     Supreme Court of United States Office of the Clerk The petition for writ of certiorari in the above entitled case was filed on September 2,  2014 and placed on the docket September 23,  3014 as No. 14-6371.

11/17/2014    Received copy of:     Supreme Court of the United States Office of the Clerk re The Court today entered the following order in the above-entitled case: The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. [dated November 10,  2014]

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~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 14 2014	Application (14A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2014 to September 20, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jul 22 2014	Application (14A74) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 20, 2014.
Sep 2 2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2014)
Oct 15 2014	Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
Oct 23 2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
Nov 10 2014	Petition DENIED.

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[iamhere4mj]

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When an application (or appeal of some case in a lower court) to the Supreme Court is denied, it is called certiorari denied. In fact, it means that the Supreme Court refuses to accept the application or appeal and will not judge on it


It sounds like it is done and over.

All I can say is that this was drawn out since Murray isn't guilty. All of this has to be for someone else, but who?

Love you Michael!

[michaelslady]

funny that I haven't heard anything about Murrays so called "appeals" in the media at all. Not one thing. I find that so weird. Sometimes I wonder what is really going on  :icon_e_surprised:

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I'll be so disappointed if Murray's story has just fizzled out and doesn't have a proper ending. Like when you watch a drama series on tv and you get to the final episode and annoying loose ends are left untied.:icon_e_sad: