Conrad Murray: The Preliminary Hearing

Los Angeles - Jan. 4, 2011
A preliminary hearing begins in Los Angeles to decide if Murray will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death.

Jan. 5, 2011
Alberto Alvarez testified that he was the first security guard to reach Jackson's room and that he obeyed the doctor's instructions to collect medicine bottles and intravenous bags. He also said the doctor told him to shield Jackson children from seeing their father, all before being told to call 911.

Jan. 6, 2011
Paramedic Martin Blount who was sent to Michael Jackson's mansion says he saw Murray scoop up three bottles of lidocaine from the floor and place the vials in a bag during efforts to revive the pop star.

Jan. 7, 2011
Sade Anding, Murray’s former girlfriend, testified that he was distracted when he called her on the morning of the singer's death and there was commotion in the background. She heard coughing and mumbling but didn't recognize the voice as Murray.

Jan. 10, 2011
A pharmacist testified that Murray purchased four shipments of the anesthetic propofol between April 6 and June 10, 2009. Tim Lopez, owner of Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, where Murray has a clinic, said Murray bought 130 vials of propofol in 100 milliliter doses and another 125 vials in the smaller dose of 20 milliliters.

Jan. 11, 2011
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ordered Murray to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after hearing testimony that he administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives and then left the pop star alone.