The Court of Los Angeles has completed the first phase of the selection of the jury trial, Michael Jackson, the doctor Conrad Murray.
In total 145 people were selected to take the next step in the selection process.
This was a questionnaire of 30 pages about the pop star, music and media coverage of his death in June 2009.
Dr. Murray has pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter.
Potential jurors also were asked if they knew someone in a long list of people who can be called as witnesses at trial, as the singer's three children, their parents and siblings.
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor decided that there was sufficient potential for the jury to move to the next stage, where they will meet in court Sept. 23.
The questionnaire asked potential jurors to give their opinion about the singer and the fact that members of his family would be in court for testing.
Respondents were asked if they had seen the grave of Jackson's concert film This Is It, or had bought one of his CDs, DVDs and memorabilia.
The questions were: "Have you ever seen a fan of Michael Jackson and the Jackson family?"
They were also required to say how they knew the case against Dr. Murray.
Dr. Murray attorney Edward Chernoff has already told the court that the defense position is that Jackson was addicted to the painkiller Demerol and retired from when he died.
Dr. Murray, who was hired by Jackson to help prepare for his expected return in July 2009 concert in London, O2 Arena, which was needed to maintain anesthesia with an asterisk.
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