Closing arguments began this week in the Conrad Murray case, and Good Morning America brought together their legal “Dream Team” to assess the situation. Mediaite founder Dan Abrams and HLN’s Nancy Grace butted heads in their analysis of the case. “Nobody’s on trial because it’s not a crime to be awake. It’s a crime to be dead by having propofol shot into your dead body until all of your organs are saturated with a powerful, surgical anesthetic that is not to be used outside the operating room. Those guys didn’t know what they were talking about!” exclaimed Grace. “It’s actually not a crime to be putting drugs into a dead body,” Abrams snarkily rebutted. “But if you put it in a live body, that is a crime.”

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“Good grief!” Grace shot back.

Abrams went on to argue that that the prosecution’s closing argument was a bit stronger than the defense. “I think the defense was smart to bring up this

idea of if it wasn’t Michael Jackson, we might not be here today.” Abrams observed. “The problem with the way they did it was, I think the constant reference, for example, to ‘this not a reality show’, was a bit condescending to the jury. Like they don’t know they’re there for a trial and they need to be reminded it isn’t a reality show, I think is dangerous water for the defense.”

Grace agreed with Abrams’ analysis. “I was offended by suggesting that a homicide trial is somehow akin to a reality show,” Grace said. “One thing for the defense is, that they really didn’t have a lot to work with because their big theory is that Michael Jackson self-administered propofol. Come on! The syringe by the bed is a 10cc. When you give children Benadryl, they get 5mls. There’s no way that if Jackson had shot himself up with 10ccs, that all of his organs — he was saturated with propofol — you’re not getting that out of one syringe. It’s not going to happen.”

GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos asked if the case would have gotten the traction it did if it involved anyone besides Michael Jackson.

Abrams pointed out a person being overdosed on propofol by their private physician is the sort of thing that would really only happen to a

celebrity. “The propofol shouldn’t have been in the room, period,” he added.

“Four gallons, Dan!” Grace interjected. “Four gallons. Think of a gallon of milk. Four gallons of propofol! And he told the jury, ‘I’m trying to wean him?’ Okay.”

Watch Abrams and Grace’s legal analysis of the case via ABC:
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