The involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray will be delayed — for a third time — so Murray's defense attorneys have time to review the results of lab tests that the prosecution says will show that Michael Jackson did not take a fatal dose of the sedative lorazepam.
CNN.com reports that proceedings will be postponed until at least Wednesday. They were 
previously delayed so anesthesiology expert Dr. Steven Shafer, the prosecution's final witness, could attend a medical conference, and were delayed again when Shafer's father died.
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Prosecutor David Walgren revealed at a hearing on Monday that the Los Angeles County coroner had run tests on the contents of Michael Jackson's stomach to assess the levels of lorazepam present.
The tests were requested last week by the prosecution after Murray's defense team contended that Jackson had swallowed eight lorazepam pills on the day he died. Walgren said on Monday the lab results showed "a much smaller amount of lorazepam in the stomach that is totally inconsistent with oral consumption of lorazepam tablets."
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The Los Angeles County coroner ruled Jackson died of "acute propofol intoxication," and that sedatives were also a factor. Prosecutors contend Murray is criminally liable for Jackson's June 25, 2009 death because he recklessly administered the propofol, a potent surgical anesthetic drug, and was negligent in properly monitoring Jackson.
CNN.com reports the trial could go to the jury as early as next week, even with the delays. Murray faces up to four years in prison and loss of his medical license if convicted.
