Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray released from jail after two years

Los Angeles, USA: Conrad Murray, the
former doctor convicted of causing
Michael Jackson's death, has been
released from jail.
The former cardiologist served less than
two years of a four-year sentence after
being convicted in November 2011 of
involuntary manslaughter.
Jail records confirmed Murray's release
and the sheriff's office said he left a Los
Angeles jail at 12:01 on Monday.
Jackson died on 25 June 2009 after
receiving a lethal dose of the anaesthetic
propofol from Murray.
The singer had been out of the public eye
for several years but was preparing for a
series of comeback performances at the
O2 arena in London and Murray was
serving as his personal physician.
Murray, 60, had been sentenced to serve
four years behind bars, but a change in
California law allowed his jail term to be
significantly reduced.
Licence revoked
The former doctor's medical licences
remain suspended or revoked in the US
states where he previously practised
medicine.
According to ABC News, Murray's legal
team is filing petitions in Texas to have
his medical licence reinstated.
"He's pretty confident that he'll be able
to practise medicine again somewhere,"
Murray's legal representative, Valerie
Wass told the US broadcaster.
Murray is also appealing against his
conviction, although an appeals court has
questioned whether it needs to hear the
case.
Murray previously maintained clinics in
Houston and Las Vegas and complained
on several occasions about conditions in
jail following his conviction and before his
sentencing.
He was allowed to serve his entire
sentence in a Los Angeles jail instead of a
state prison due to a law which allowed
nonviolent offenders to be moved to local
prisons to limit overcrowding.
''Dr Murray has not received any special
treatment in jail and in fact has many less
privileges than most inmates because of
his notoriety,'' Ms Wass said earlier this
year.
She said he was "very much looking
forward to his release and getting on with
his life".
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