<p>He also said Murray should pay compensation to Jackson’s family, although he made no ruling on a prosecution proposal for $100 million in restitution, putting off a decision on the amount until January.<br /><br />“He has absolutely no sense of remorse,” said Judge Michael Pastor, after giving a scathing summary of the case against the 58-year-old doctor.<br /><br />“There are those that feel that Dr Murray is a saint. There are those that feel that Dr Murray is the devil. He’s neither. He’s a human being. He stands convicted of the death of another human being,” said Pastor.<br /><br />But he said: “Michael Jackson died not because of an isolated one-off occurrence or incident. He died because of a totality of circumstances which are directly attributable to Dr Murray.”<br />The judge said he agreed that Murray should have to pay restitution to Jackson’s estate and children, but said the amount would be decided at a later hearing — scheduled for January 23. The prosecution had asked for Murray to pay $100 million to compensate Jackson’s family for the lost earnings the singer would have made from a 50-show series of comeback concerts he was planning when he died.<br /><br />Murray was found guilty on November 7 for giving Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009 at the star’s plush Holmby Hills mansion. <br /></p>
<p>He also said Murray should pay compensation to Jackson’s family, although he made no ruling on a prosecution proposal for $100 million in restitution, putting off a decision on the amount until January.<br /><br />“He has absolutely no sense of remorse,” said Judge Michael Pastor, after giving a scathing summary of the case against the 58-year-old doctor.<br /><br />“There are those that feel that Dr Murray is a saint. There are those that feel that Dr Murray is the devil. He’s neither. He’s a human being. He stands convicted of the death of another human being,” said Pastor.<br /><br />But he said: “Michael Jackson died not because of an isolated one-off occurrence or incident. He died because of a totality of circumstances which are directly attributable to Dr Murray.”<br />The judge said he agreed that Murray should have to pay restitution to Jackson’s estate and children, but said the amount would be decided at a later hearing — scheduled for January 23. The prosecution had asked for Murray to pay $100 million to compensate Jackson’s family for the lost earnings the singer would have made from a 50-show series of comeback concerts he was planning when he died.<br /><br />Murray was found guilty on November 7 for giving Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009 at the star’s plush Holmby Hills mansion. <br /></p>