Michael Jackson - Charges In Jackson Death Case Will Not Come Before 2010

Charges relating to MICHAEL JACKSON's death will have to wait until the New Year (10) because prosecutors and police investigators are still wading through evidence.

The officials have called in medical experts to help them analyse the evidence they have gathered, according to the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

A source tells the publication that a decision on whether or not criminal charges will be filed is "months rather than weeks away".

Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who provided the pop star with the anaesthetic propofol which caused the King of Pop's death in June (09), has been identified in search warrants as a suspect in a manslaughter investigation.

Murray has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and insists that he gave appropriate medical aid when he found Jackson in distress and not breathing. His attorney has stressed that Murray is co-operating with authorities.

The Los Angeles county coroner’s office determined that Jackson died from "acute propofol intoxication" combined with sedatives, and declared his death a homicide.