[Official] Katherine Jackson v AEG Day5 (2013 05 06)

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Court got started this morning with discussions of next witnesses. No Jackson family members here today.
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Today’s testimony will be from coroner’s officials, including Dan Anderson and Christopher Rogers.
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Dan Anderson is a toxicologist. Christopher Rogers performed Michael Jackson’s autopsy.
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Once Anderson and Rogers are done testifying, Katherine Jackson’s attorneys plan to call a couple experts.
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Anderson is up first, and he spends the first few minutes testifying about his experience, credentials.
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Plaintiff’s attorney Michael Koskoff is doing questioning today. He uses a couple demonstrations so jury can understand drug quantities.
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Anderson is also shown a photo of four bottles of 20ml of the anesthetic propofol found in Jackson's bedroom.
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Toxicologist Anderson tells jury it’s highly unusual to find injectable lorazepam and propofol in a home setting.
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The toxicologist then explains to jurors what tests he ordered on Michael Jackson’s body. #JacksonTrial
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“This particular case, we were looking for everything and anything.” _ toxicologist Dan Anderson on Jackson toxicology tests.
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Anderson walks jurors through a chart he prepared of the drugs found in Jackson’s system. Propofol and lidocaine found everywhere*.
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*By everywhere, Anderson means blood taken from Jackson’s heart, femoral artery, liver, urine and in fluid behind eye.
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That's about as far as we got before the morning break -- will update next during the lunch hour. #JacksonTrial
 
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After morning break, toxicologist Anderson tells jury level of propofol in Jackson’s body is consistent with general surgery.
mccartneyAP48 mins Koskoff asks Anderson about other cases LA coroner has handled where propofol was involved. AEG objects to showing chart of cases.
mccartneyAP47 mins Attorneys and judge went to sidebar to determine whether Anderson could discuss the chart of all propofol cases with jury.
mccartneyAP47 mins After sidebar, Anderson tells jury about preparing a chart of all LA County deaths where propofol was found. Chart created after MJ’s death.
mccartneyAP49 mins Coroner’s office continued to update the chart after Jackson’s death, Anderson tells jury. It now has 31 cases.
mccartneyAP49 mins The first LA County death case where propofol was found dates back to 1999, Anderson says. It's updated as of a couple weeks ago.
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To put the 31 propofol cases in context, Anderson says coroner handles about 8,000 deaths a year. Roughly 5,000 involve toxicology screens.
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Koskoff also asked Anderson about Demerol. Toxicologist says none was found in Jackson’s system.
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Direct questioning of Anderson ends with him telling jury he didn’t find any recreational drugs in Jackson’s system.
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Sumary of Negative Toxicological Findings. No Alcohol, Barbituates [sp], Demerol, Zoloft, Xanax,Cocaine, Marijuana, Amthamphetamine [sp], Codeine!
(Ie: NONE of these drugs were in Mike's system)
 
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Cahan asked Anderson about signing his portion of the toxicology test on July 15th.. She asked if the level of Propofal was fatal.
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Anderson responded with a yes...the level was fatal.
 
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