Conrad Murray may spend just months in jail

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   JEFF ROSSEN reporting: Hi , Ann , good morning to you. Conrad Murray is waking up this morning in the LA County Jail and he's so upset they've actually put him on a 24-hour medical watch. After the guilty verdict his lawyers asked the judge to let him out on bail. The judge said no, called him a risk to the public and had Murray led off in handcuffs. Now for the first time Conrad Murray on camera, angry and emotional describing Michael Jackson 's final moments.

   Offscreen Voice: We, the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, Conrad Robert Murray , guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter.

   ROSSEN: Gasps in the courtroom, but Conrad Murray didn't even flinch. Suddenly the man Michael Jackson trusted with his life was a convicted felon, responsible for Michael 's death.

   Mr. JOE JACKSON: Justice was served. Justice was served.

   Mr. JERMAINE JACKSON: It's a great feeling.

   ROSSEN: And Michael 's fans cheered, too, celebrating in the streets. But prosecutors weren't done yet.

   Mr. MICHAEL WALGREN: At this time, your honor, the people would ask that the defendant be remanded into custody.

   ROSSEN: The judge agreed.

   Judge MICHAEL E. PASTOR: Dr. Murray 's reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the public, Public safety demands that he be remanded.

   ROSSEN: And there he went, straight to jail in handcuffs to spend his first night behind bars. Murray 's California medical license, that was stripped away, too.

   Mr. WALGREN: I just thank the jury and our sympathies go out to the Jackson family at this time for the loss that they have suffered.

   ROSSEN: Over the past six weeks at times it felt like Michael Jackson himself was on trial, the defense painting the pop star as a desperate addict, using Dr. Murray to get drugs, a down-on-his-luck has-been with a bizarre lifestyle.

   Unidentified Attorney: I think everything about him is sick.

   ROSSEN: Cameras were given exclusive access to Murray 's defense team.

   Dr. CONRAD MURRAY: Thank you. I love you, Lord.

   ROSSEN: And even access to Conrad Murray himself, during the trial, behind closed doors, all for a documentary, " Michael Jackson and the Doctor" airing later this week on MSNBC . Murray opening up about his star patient.

   Dr. MURRAY: He really could not sleep. Have you ever seen the "Thriller" image when he was made up? He looked that hysterical.

   ROSSEN: For the first time on camera, Murray describes what happened inside Michael 's bedroom the day he died, blaming Jackson 's bodyguard for the chaos.

   Dr. MURRAY: I told security to get the kids away from there. Get the kids away from there because I did not want them to see their father getting CPR .

   Mr. ALBERTO ALVAREZ (Michael Jackson's Bodyguard): Kind of ushered them out and said, 'Kids, don't worry, we'll take care of it. Everything is going to be OK.'

   Dr. MURRAY: And he says, 'Oh, Doctor, Doctor , what happened?' 'I need help!" I'm doing CPR , Mr. Jackson 's not breathing. Come in here, get me help. Call 911, I need you to call 911.'

   Mr. ALVAREZ: We have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing.

   Dr. MURRAY: In addition to me doing CPR , chest compression, and trying to resuscitate this patient, he's -- I'm controlling him on the 911 call. 'How old is this patient?' 'Fifty. Get over here. Get here, I need you to come. Come on. Help me.'

   ROSSEN: The bodyguard says he did all he could. It isn't all anger from Murray . He gets emotional, too, discussing his close relationship with Michael , like kindred spirits.

   Dr. MURRAY: He said, 'Of all my life I have found one friend, which is you, Dr. Conrad .'

   ROSSEN: Murray says they both grew up with controlling fathers.

   Dr. MURRAY: I think in some ways, you know, there was some mirror images of our lives, especially we entirely did not have the full appreciation from our fathers. He had a dad that never hugged him, never hugged his own children. He lived a life greater than a 100 years of pain of any human on Earth .

   ROSSEN: But even if Murray 's intentions were good, the jury didn't seem to care, guilty, and now it is the doctor who faces years of suffering. So here's what comes next. Murray will be sentenced on November 29th , and the judge has full discretion here. He can give Murray anything from just probation up to four years in state prison. Legal experts say the fact the judge sent him right to jail on Monday, not a good sign for Murray at sentencing, Ann.

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