Janet Jackson lead the charge today as her family arrived for the second day of Conrad Murray's preliminary hearing that will determine whether the doctor stands trial for involuntary manslaughter.
The singer, who was dressed in a suit and tie, was accompanied to the LA courthouse by her sister Rebbie while their mother Katherine and father Joe following soon behind.
The family watched on as a bodyguard testified that he saw Dr. Conrad Marry charged in Michael Jackson's death grab a handful of vials and put them in a bag during frantic efforts to revive the King of Pop.
Alberto Alvarez was the first security guard to reach the bedroom where prosecutors say the physician administered a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson on June 25, 2009.
The singer, who was dressed in a suit and tie, was accompanied to the LA courthouse by her sister Rebbie while their mother Katherine and father Joe following soon behind.
The family watched on as a bodyguard testified that he saw Dr. Conrad Marry charged in Michael Jackson's death grab a handful of vials and put them in a bag during frantic efforts to revive the King of Pop.
Alberto Alvarez was the first security guard to reach the bedroom where prosecutors say the physician administered a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson on June 25, 2009.
A tearful Alvarez, 34, said he was frozen at the sight of Jackson on the bed with his eyes and mouth open.
Murray ordered him to place several vials the doctor had scooped up into a brown canvas bag before he was told to call an ambulance, the bodyguard said.
Preliminary hearing: A judge will decide if Conrad Murray, pictured in February, will stand trial for manslaughter
'He just grabbed a handful of bottles, or vials, and he instructed me to put them in a bag,' Alvarez said.
The testimony could provide key corroboration to the prosecutors' argument that Murray's actions demonstrated 'an extreme deviation from the standard of care' by administering propofol without the proper equipment, and also concealing it and botching efforts to resuscitate the singer.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said Tuesday in his opening statement that Murray waited as long as 21 minutes before paramedics were called. Jackson died before help was summoned, the prosecutor said.
At the end of the preliminary hearing, which was expected to go into next week, a judge will rule whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the pop star's death. He could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
The Houston cardiologist has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have contended he did not give Jackson anything that should have killed the singer.
On Tuesday, Jackson friend and choreographer Kenny Ortega described how the singer appeared sick during a rehearsal six days before his death and left early. The rehearsals were for a series of planned comeback concerts in London.
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