Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor found that enough evidence exists to bring Dr. Conrad Murray to trial for the "Thriller" singer's death in June 2009, due principally to an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol.

"I order the defendant be held to answer" for the crime, Pastor said on Tuesday after six days of testimony in a preliminary hearing as Jackson's sister, LaToya, and his brother, Randy, looked on. Involuntary manslaughter is defined as an unintentional killing without malice and is a lesser charge than murder. Still, Murray faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge.