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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/judge-delays-jackson-doctor-trial.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Dr Conrad Murray denies involuntary manslaughter over the death of Michael Jackson in June 2009" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/min-judge-delays-jackson-doctor-trial.jpg" alt="Dr Conrad Murray denies involuntary manslaughter over the death of Michael Jackson in June 2009"/></a></p>
<p>The doctor charged over the death of pop megastar Michael Jackson has agreed to delay opening statements in the case until May.</p>
<p>Conrad Murray consented to the postponement after his lawyers and prosecutors said they could be ready for trial by then, a transcript of a closed session meeting shows.</p>
<p>Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Pastor has repeatedly sparred in recent weeks with Murray&#8217;s lawyers about why they had not turned over more notes on witnesses and other potential evidence to prosecutors in advance of the trial.</p>
<p>The judge announced opening statements would begin on May 9 after he met Murray in closed session, his lawyers and prosecutors said.</p>
<p>Murray told the judge he did not want to abandon his right to a speedy trial but would agree to the delay if the screening of prospective jurors began as scheduled on March 24.</p>
<p>The judge agreed, saying he did not want to lose a jury pool and that a month-long delay might allow potential jurors to re-arrange their schedules for a trial that could last up to two months.</p>
<p>The Houston, Texas-based cardiologist, who has been seeking a quick trial because of financial difficulties, told Judge Pastor he understood the delay was necessary to allow both sides to better prepare for trial.</p>
<p>Murray denies involuntary manslaughter over the death of Jackson, 50, in June 2009.</p>
<p>Prosecutors say Murray gave the singer a lethal dose of the anaesthetic propofol, which is normally administered in hospital settings. One of Murray&#8217;s lawyers, Michael Flanagan, has said one possible defence is the singer drank propofol, which is generally given through an IV drip.</p>
<p>Judge Pastor set a status hearing for March 9.</p>
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