Doc in Michael Jackson case saves man on plane:

Dr. Conrad Murray, facing trial for role in pop star's death, helped stabilize ill passenger on San Fran-Minneapolis flight.

April 18, 2011

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MINNEAPOLIS - The doctor who has been accused of accidentally killing Michael Jackson helped save a life on an airplane en route to Minneapolis, CBS affiliate WCCO reports.

Dr. Conrad Murray was flying on Delta flight 750 from San Francisco to Minneapolis Sunday morning, on his way to Boston.

During the flight, the pilot made an announcement calling for doctors to help a passenger in distress. Murray and another doctor responded and stabilized the passenger, according to a report from RadarOnline.

When they landed in Minneapolis, paramedics checked him out at the gate. Murray continued on to Boston.

Murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly administered a lethal dose of propofol, lorazepam and midazolam to Michael Jackson the night he died of cardiac arrest in 2009.

In the latest development for Murray's trial, prosecutors last week filed documents they say show that Murray was so distracted by his complicated love life that he failed to pay proper attention to Jackson's treatment in the hours before the pop star died.

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Prosecutors said they can show Murray was talking on his cellphone and sending text messages to three different women during that time.

One conversation with a cocktail waitress he met at a Houston restaurant lasted 11 minutes and apparently ended when Murray realized Jackson wasn't breathing, prosecutors said. Murray also was accused of receiving calls and texting with two other women he had met at Las Vegas strip clubs.

"He was receiving personal phone calls during the hours when he was supposed to be completely focused on the care of Mr. Jackson," prosecutors said in the documents.

Prosecutors are trying to persuade a judge to allow the testimony during Murray's upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial.

Murray also violated doctor-patient confidentiality by trying to impress the women with the fact that he was treating Jackson, deputy district attorneys David Walgren and Deborah Brazil said in their motion.

Defense attorneys have moved to bar evidence involving "sexually scandalous information," including Murray's patronage of strip clubs.

"This evidence has no rational bearing on any issue in this matter and is presented merely to harass and discredit Dr. Murray," a defense motion stated.

Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor has set a hearing on all pending motions for April 21. Jury selection resumes May 4.

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