Cardiologist Blames Michael Jackson's Death On Murray's 'Deviations'

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Prosecutors Wednesday began wrapping up their case in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray.

Dr. Alon Steinberg, a cardiologist who reviewed Murray's interview and notes, was asked why he believes Murray's treatment of Jackson deviated from medical standards.

"All those deviations: giving propofol, giving propofol in an unmonitored setting without personnel, without appropriate monitoring, without appropriate equipment, not being prepared, not doing appropriate reaction to an arrest, not calling 911 in a timely fashion all impacted his life," Steinberg said. "If these deviations would not have happened, Mr. Jackson would have been alive."

"When you monitor a patient, you never leave their side. Especially after giving propofol. It's like leaving a baby that's sleeping."

Prosecutors are hoping to use Steinberg and other experts to help jurors make sense of the complex medical evidence.

Before the jury arrived in the court Wednesday morning, the defense made it clear to the judge that they no longer plan to argue that Jackson administered a deadly dose of propofol himself.