Jury selection begins for Michael Jackson's former doctor, who faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the pop star's death.<br/> Dr. Conrad Murray was at Jackson's bedside in his rented Los Angeles mansion when he was found not breathing on June 25, 2009, weeks ahead of a planned series of comeback concerts in London.<br/> The doctor's lawyers are expected to argue at trial that the pop star was addicted to sedatives and painkillers and could have given himself a second, fatal dose of propofol when Murray was out of the room.<br/> Murray, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter, has admitted giving Jackson propofol, a drug normally used for surgery, as a sleep aid.<br/> Murray faces up to four years in prison if convicted.<br/> Opening arguments are expected to begin in the last week of September.<br/> Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.
