Defense Wants Jurors to be Sequestered During Trial of Michael Jackson's Doctor

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Defense attorneys have asked a judge to sequester the jury in the upcoming trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the singer's death in 2009.

"There is reasonable expectation that Dr. Murray's trial will be the most publicized in history," defense attorneys Edward Chernoff and Nareg Gourjian wrote in a motion filed Thursday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastorsaid that he did not think sequestration was necessary at a July 20 hearing and that the court did not have to funds to sequester the jury.

He also mentioned that Murray's attorneys could file a formal motion making such a request.

The judge is expected to consider the motion at a hearing next Thursday.