Conrad Murray Hopes To Be Home For The Holidays

Wishful thinking? Not really...

Conrad Murray got the maximum sentence yesterday, with a sentence of 4 years behind bars.

But, he could get out as early as Christmas to serve the rest of his time doing house arrest.

With the overcrowding of California jails and him being considered a non-violent felon, it looks like Murray is eligible to live out his sentence comfortably in his own home.

Hmm, we didn't know that California correctional facilities can pull a Lindsay Lohan on what some people would consider a convicted murderer.

A source says:

"Dr. Murray's lawyers are actually relieved that Judge Pastor didn't sentence him to community service, they didn't want him doing manual labor at the morgue, like Lindsay Lohan is doing. That would have been an absolute nightmare for him, as he would certainly be mocked, and it wouldn't have been safe for him to be picking up trash on the freeway or cleaning up graffiti. Judge Pastor actually did Murray a favor by maxing him out."

Oh, how nice! Because that's what we were really worried about - whether or not the judge was giving him the better way out.

As for now, looks like it's up to Sheriff Lee Baca to make that decision. The source adds:

"The Sheriff will determine when Dr. Murray will be released on house arrest. Dr. Murray is hoping that he will be released by Christmas. His lawyers have told him that is a real possibility."

Deputy District Attorney David Walgren feels he should serve the full sentence, saying:

"I think he certainly deserves the full weight of the punishment and he certainly deserves the full four years...How much time he actually serves at the end of the day will be up to the sheriff."

Ugh. Does Conrad really deserve to get off that easily??

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