Doctor pleads not guilty to Jackson's death

"Your Honor, I am an innocent man," Dr. Conrad Murray told Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor in a soft voice.

"I definitely plead not guilty." Lawyers for Murray, who is accused of giving Jackson a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol and other sedatives, said they would be ready to go to trial within the 60-day statutory time limit, which would make for an unusually speedy trial. Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said the prosecution would be ready to go as well for the trial he estimated would last six weeks. The judge scheduled the trial to begin on March 28 and set a pre-trial hearing for February 7.