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Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, faces criminal charges

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Dr. Conrad Murray is negotiating with the District Attorney's office regarding possible terms of surrender.

Thursday, a statement by the doc's attorney, Ed Chernoff, said there has been no agreement on specifics.

According to the Associated Press, two law enforcement officials said prosecutors plan to charge Murray with involuntary manslaughter for the June 25th overdose death of Michael Jackson.

Dr. Murray, Jackson's personal doctor, told detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks.

According to court records obtained by the Los Angeles Times, the doctor had been giving Jackson propofol, a drug only used in hospitals, every night using an intravenous line.

Murray says that nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him.

Dr. Murray told detectives that he believed Jackson was forming an addiction, so he lowered the dosage from 50 milligrams to 25 milligrams.

Jackson had also been given  two other sedatives, lorazepam and midazolam, by Dr. Murray. 

On June 25, Jackson, 50, died and since, investigators have been trying  to show Murray's negligence.

Murray, has momentarily left his practice in Houston to be in Los Angeles to plan his defense with his team.

"When the agreement is complete, we will report further," Dr. Murray's attorney, Ed Chernoff said.

According to the AP Murray's arraignment has been set for Friday afternoon.

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