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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2010, enter photo, archangel Jackson's physician, author Murray, arrives for his arraignment at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. The determine handling the involuntary manslaughter housing against philologue indicated Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, he strength retard the effort in what would be a finish for accumulation lawyers anxious to intend on with the proceedings. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - A doctor charged in the modification of archangel politician module have to wait a patch individual for his effort after a determine on Wednesday delayed inaugural statements until May.

Dr. author philologue consented to the postponement after his attorneys and prosecutors said they could be ready for his involuntary manslaughter effort by then, a transcript of a closed conference gathering shows.

"It is exclusive unexceptionable to me if this is not strung along over a daylong period of time," philologue told the judge, according to the transcript. "I don't want to retrograde my essential right to fast trial."

The Houston-based cardiologist, who has been seeking a fast effort because of financial difficulties, told Superior Court Judge archangel Pastor he apprehended the retard was necessary to earmark both sides to meliorate prepare for trial.

Pastor met in closed conference with Murray, his attorneys and prosecutors before announcing inaugural statements module begin May 9

Pastor has repeatedly sparred in recent weeks with Murray's attorneys most ground they had not overturned over more notes on witnesses and other potential grounds to prosecutors in front of the trial.

Murray told the determine he would agree to the retard if the display of likely jurors begins as regular on March 24.

The determine agreed, locution he did not want to retrograde a commission pool and that a month-long retard strength earmark potential jurors to re-arrange their schedules for a effort that could terminal up to two months.

Murray has pleaded not guilty and his attorneys maintain he did not give politician anything that should have killed the singer.

The housing is expected to feature grounds from several experts, as substantially as from grouping who were in Jackson's rented mansion on the day he died. Both prosecutors and accumulation attorneys have said they are inactivity for reports from experts.

Defense attorneys also reviewed grounds held by the Los Angeles Police Department this hebdomad and were trying to view items in the coroner's custody, according to the transcript.

Prosecutors contend philologue gave the vocaliser a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol, which is ordinarily administered in infirmary settings.

One of Murray's accumulation attorneys, J. archangel Flanagan, has said digit possible accumulation is the vocaliser drank propofol, which is generally given through an IV drip.

Pastor regular a status chance for March 9.

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