Verdict reached in Conrad Murray trial

A verdict has been reached in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, Los Angeles court officials said. People.com reported the verdict is to be read at 1 p.m. PST Monday. The jury's decision came after less than two days of deliberation, folowing a six-week trial. Murray faces as much as four years in prison if convicted. He is accused of causing the singer's 2009 death by giving him anesthesia and sedatives to help him sleep, and then failing to come to his aid when he was in distress. The cardiologist also has been criticized for not having emergency equipment on hand or keeping records of his treatment of the recording artist. Murray has denied any wrongdoing and his legal team suggested during the trial Jackson may have administered the fatal doses of drugs to himself when the doctor was briefly out of the room.