Prosecutors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician might call police investigators to the stand Wednesday and play more of a stunning recording of the superstar as he talked about his planned concert tour.
Conrad Murray Trial: Testimony Timeline, Galleries, Who's Who
Part of the recording was presented during the prosecution's opening statements. Jurors heard Jackson, his speech slurred, describing to Dr. Conrad Murray his desire to please fans during his upcoming tour and his plans for a children's hospital.
"I want them to say, 'I've never seen nothing like this in my life,'" Jackson said on the recording.
The recording was taken from Murray's iPhone. Lead defense attorney Ed Chernoff hinted at a sidebar conference Tuesday that a forensic computer examiner who analyzed Murray's phone might be the next witness, the Associated Press reported.
The order of witnesses is not clear. Late last week, the judge ordered members of the legal teams not to speak with members of the media outside the courtroom after a member of the defense team's staff conducted a live television interview.
The jury also might hear the two-hour recording of Murray's interview with detectives the day after Jackson's death on June 25, 2009.
Calling detectives to the stand represents a shift for prosecutors. So far, most of the testimony involved people who knew Murray and the medical team involved in life-saving efforts at a Holmby Hills mansion and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Wednesday's testimony is likely to turn to the criminal investigation.
Testimony began at about 9 a.m. Wednesday with an employee of a medical and pharmaceutical distributor.
Murray's Phone Calls in Spotlight
On Tuesday, prosecutors attempted to show that Conrad Murray was performing a balancing act that involved phone calls to his girlfriend on the day Michael Jackson died.
Conrad Murray's girlfriend testified Tuesday -- Day 6 of the trial -- about phone calls she had with Murray on the day Jackson died, one of which occurred as Murray rode with Jackson in an ambulance. Another witness, Sade Anding, testified that she was on the phone with Murray at about the time prosecutors contend the doctor realized Jackson wasn't breathing.
Nicole Alvarez, an actress, provided Wednesday's most dramatic testimony. She talked about meeting Michael Jackson, the excitement around his upcoming "This Is It" concerts and shipments she received for Murray at her Santa Monica address.
The packages contained the powerful anesthetic propofol, the drug that Murray was administering to Jackson on the day he died.
Prosecutors alleged Murray administered propofol, a drug that an emergency room cardiologist earlier testified she had never seen administered outside a hospital setting, to Jackson and then failed to properly monitor his patient. The defense is attempting to show that Jackson administered the fatal dose when Murray left the bedroom.
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