section_path: Death/Criminal investigation and prosecution of Conrad Murray
section_name: Criminal investigation and prosecution of Conrad Murray
paragraph_text: Criminal investigation and prosecution of Conrad Murray
  
  In August 2009, the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled that Jackson's death was a homicide. Law enforcement officials charged Murray with involuntary manslaughter on February 8, 2010. In late 2011, he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and held without bail to await sentencing. Murray was sentenced to four years in prison, but was released after one year and eleven months.