Michael Jackson's doctor due in court to seek trial delay

LOS ANGELES (AP) � The doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death returns to court Monday to ask for a delay in his upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial.

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  By Irfan Khan, AP

  Cardiologist Conrad Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.

By Irfan Khan, AP

Cardiologist Conrad Murray has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.

The move comes two days before jury selection resumes, and one week before opening statements are scheduled to begin.

Dr. Conrad Murray had been seeking a speedy trial, but his attorneys asked for a delay late Friday to give them more time to prepare to rebut the opinions of newly-disclosed prosecution experts.

The Houston-based cardiologist is accused of giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol in the bedroom of the singer's rented mansion in June 2009. Murray has pleaded not guilty.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said Friday that he would consider the delay request, but would not necessarily grant it.

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