Jackson's Doctor Charged With Manslaughter

Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's death.

Prosecutors announced the charge Monday against Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted.

Murray's attorney Ed Chernoff says Murray will plead not guilty.

Jackson hired Murray to be his personal physician as he prepared for a strenuous series of comeback performances in London.

Officials say the singer died in Los Angeles after Murray administered the powerful general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep.

"Early Show" national correspondent Hattie Kauffman reports that Jackson’s sister, Latoya, and brother, Jermaine, are lashing out, saying Murray should be accused of murder.

"He should have been charged with premeditated," Latoya told Hollywood TV. "This is terribly wrong, what happened to my brother."

"I think he should be cuffed, he should be fingerprinted, he should have his mug shot," Jermaine asserted to Entertainment Tonight.

CBS News legal analyst Lisa Bloom explained that, "What we have is gross negligence -- a very high level of carelessness, recklessness. That's what's charged under involuntary manslaughter."

The doctor maintains nothing he gave Jackson should have killed him. A trial would be expected to involve expert medical testimony on the use of propofol and whether there was gross negligence involved in its use at a private home. It is normally administered in hospital settings.