Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury in Los Angeles.
A (panel) of seven men and five women took two days of deliberation to reach a verdict.
Michael Jackson died on 25 June 2009 from an overdose of the (powerful) anaesthetic propofol.
Murray, 58, could now(receive) a maximum prison term of four years and lose his licence to practise medicine.
There was a shriek in the courtroom as the (verdict) was read.
Outside the (courthouse), the BBC's Peter Bowes said that at the moment the verdict was read, the crowd along the street erupted with cheers and chanting.
Jackson's family sat in the courtroom, weeping quietly.
Source from BBC
