, some chanted `` Justice for Michael , '' and many of them carried signs , transforming a wall outside the courthouse into an international billboard . `` Bulgaria Loves MJ , '' one sign said . So do the Netherlands , Romania and Malaysia , according to the signed posters taped to the wall . A doctor in a while coat preached about safe ways to administer anesthesia . A Michael Jackson impersonator preened for the cameras . `` Even in death , Michael Jackson can draw a crowd , '' said Najee Ali , a Los Angeles civil rights activist who grew up in Jackson 's hometown , Gary , Indiana . Ali was the force behind the `` Caravan of Love '' to support Jackson when he was acquitted in Santa Barbara of child molestation charges in 2005 . Julie Jenkins , 31 , came from Australia and was rewarded by winning the lottery for one of the courtroom seats available to the public . She has been a Michael Jackson fan since she was 7 and wore black jeans , a red shirt , a black armband and aviator sunglasses in honor of her idol .
Los Angeles -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They came seeking justice as the sun rose Tuesday over a courthouse in the heart of downtown Los Angeles made famous by its celebrity trials -- O.J. Simpson , Snoop Dogg , Phil Spector . But there were almost as many definitions of justice as there were justice seekers . Some shouted `` Murderer ! '' as the defendant , Conrad Murray , arrived at the Clara Foltz Justice Center for the start of his involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson . `` Dr. Murray , '' corrected Beatrice Fakhrian , a supporter of the defendant . `` He has earned that title . '' So began the long-anticipated trial of the personal physician accused of causing the death of one of the most famous people in the world . More than 100 people from France , Spain and Australia , as well as the far-flung suburbs of Los Angeles , crowded into the dingy courthouse plaza , jockeying for a chance at one of just six courtroom seats , or to say their piece in front of television cameras . Some read psalms , some handed out sunflowers