Dr Conrad Murray was sentenced yesterday, and was given 4 years in prison. He was given the maximum possible punishment, which not everyone was expecting. And he did not get probation, as the judge thought he has showed no remorse. Michael Jackson's family were in court once again to hear the sentence, and were obviously pleased with the outcome. The judge said he felt that Murray had "created" the singer's vulnerability before "abandoning his patient". He said the evidence showed a "continuous pattern of lies and deceit" by Murray - whose conduct was described as a "disgrace to the medical profession". A statement from Michael Jackson's family was also read out. It said: "There is no way to adequately describe the loss of a beloved father, son, brother and friend. We still look at each other in disbelief. We are not here to seek revenge but we will keep the love in our hearts that Michael embodied throughout his life. We respectfully request you impose a sentence that demonstrates that physicians cannot sell their services to the highest bidder and cast aside their Hippocratic oath, as we all know doing so can have devastating results." It took a trial of 6 weeks to find Dr Murray guilty of Michael Jackson's involuntary manslaughter, and he now has been sentenced to 4 years in prison as a result. The Osbournes were amongst the first celebrities to take to twitter to tell the world their reaction. Kelly Osbourne wrote: "Boom 4 years! #JusticeIsServed 4years is not enough but just think where ever he goes what ever he does he will b known as the man that killed MJ that to me is justice. Her mum Sharon wrote: "Very happy Conrad got the full sentence. I don't say this will stop all the groupie doctors especially in this town but they may think twice"
