The defence lawyer for Michael Jackson's personal doctor has told a court in Los Angeles that the singer caused his own death.
The doctor, Conrad Murray, denies involuntary manslaughter.
He admits giving the pop star a powerful anaesthetic to help him sleep, but his lawyer said Jackson was killed instantly by an overdose of sedatives that he took when Dr Murray was not present.
The lead prosecutor, David Walgren, had earlier accused Dr Murray of gross negligence, saying that Jackson trusted his life to his medical skills but that trust had been misplaced.
"The evidence will further show unequivocally that that misplaced trust had far too high a price to pay. That misplaced trust in the hands of Conrad Murray cost Michael Jackson his life."
