NEW : The court denies the defense petition for a delay in the trial 's start . Conrad Murray 's attorneys argue Michael Jackson may have drank something that killed him . Prosecutors argue a study shows self - ingestion could not have killed Jackson . Jury selection for the trial is set to start Thursday morning when about 160 potential jurors gather in the downtown Los Angeles courthouse to fill out questionnaires to determine if they are qualified to hear the case . Jury selection begins Thursday in Murray 's involuntary murder trial .
NEW : The court denies the defense petition for a delay in the trial 's start . Conrad Murray 's attorneys argue Michael Jackson may have drank something that killed him . Prosecutors argue a study shows self - ingestion could not have killed Jackson . Jury selection begins Thursday in Murray 's involuntary murder trial .