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"The most important thing he should have done is call for help," Kamangar said. He said Murray's interview with police made it clear that he waited too long to call 911 when he found Jackson not breathing. Flanagan suggested at one point that doctors sometimes practice "bad medicine," but their patients are unharmed. Kamangar agreed. On redirect questioning, Deputy District Attorney David Walgren asked: "Mr. Flanagan asked if a doctor could be grossly negligent and the patient could survive?" "Yes," said Kamangar. "Conrad Murray was grossly negligent in many areas and he caused Michael Jackson's death, is that correct?" "Yes," said the witness. On Wednesday, Murray's defense team announced they were dropping a claim that was the centerpiece of their case
-- that Jackson swallowed additional propofol when Murray was out of the room. Flanagan did not bring up self-dosing on Thursday. Before court recessed, the prosecution called to the stand Dr. Steven Shafer, one of the nation's leading experts on propofol. However, he did not get into his substantive testimony before trial recessed until Monday because Shafer had a schedule conflict. Shafer was expected to be the final prosecution witness in the case. The defense has a colleague of Shafer's waiting to take the stand. Shafer helped craft guidelines for appropriate propofol dosing for sedation that is included in the packaging of every bottle that is sold. Murray could face up to four years behind bars and the loss of his medical license if convicted.
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