The Los Angeles jury in Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial finished its first full day of deliberation without reaching a verdict.

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Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, is accused of causing the singer's 2009 death by giving him anesthesia and sedatives to help him sleep, and then failing to come to his aid when he was in distress. The cardiologist also has been criticized for not having emergency equipment on hand or keeping records of his treatment of the recording artist.

Murray has denied any wrongdoing and his legal team suggested during the trial Jackson may have administered the fatal doses of drugs to himself when Murray was briefly out of the room.

Closing arguments in Murray's trial took place Thursday after which the case went to the jury, the Los Angeles Times said. The jury will resume its deliberation Monday.

Defense attorney Ed Chernoff told jurors Thursday Murray is only on trial because Jackson is so famous.

"Somebody's got to say it: If it were anybody else but Michael Jackson, if it were anybody else, would this doctor be here today?" the Times quoted Chernoff as saying.

However, prosecutors argued Murray behaved irresponsibly, and then lied to rescue workers and investigators about the circumstances of Jackson's death.

The Times said Murray faces as much as four years in prison if convicted.