A man who said the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death saved his life said he disagrees with the verdict and he thinks the outcome would have been different if the doctor was white.

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A jury in Los Angeles found Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, guilty of involuntary manslaughter Monday.

Jackson hired Murray to care for him and prepare him for a series of comeback concerts in 2009.

Jackson died on June 25, 2009.

Prosecutors portrayed Murray as an incompetent doctor who used the anesthetic propofol without adequate safeguards and whose neglect left Jackson abandoned as he lay dying.

Murray's lawyers sought to show the doctor was a medical angel of mercy with former patients vouching for his skills. Murray told police from the outset that he gave Jackson propofol and other sedatives as the star struggled for sleep to prepare for his shows. But the doctor said he administered only a small dose on the day Jackson died.

Rev. F.N. Williams of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston said he has known Murray for more than a decade, and he said Murray saved his life.

Williams said he didn't feel well when he was in Las Vegas for a golf tournament.

"When he examined me, next thing I know he was calling in his vascular team together, 'Come in a hurry, we got to do the surgery tonight,'" Williams said

Williams said he was disappointed by the verdict, and he thinks race played a role in the decision.

"The mindset of America is the fact that if a black man do something, he got to be guilty," Williams said.

Murray practiced medicine in the Acres Homes area for many years. One of his patients, Ruby Mosely, testified for the defense in the trial.

"I'm saddened today," Mosely said about the verdict. "Justice was not done to Dr. Murray. Dr. Murray had no way of knowing how much of that stuff was already in Michael's body, for how many years what those doctors did."

Williams said he thinks that Murray's patients are the ones who will lose the most.

"This man is a loving, caring physician," Williams said. "Best physician I've ever had in my life."

After the verdict was read, Murray was handcuffed and taken into custody without bail until sentencing on Nov. 29. He appeared calm as officials led him out of the courtroom.

"Generally, only those predators who are dangerous or are likely to flee are taken into custody immediately," KPRC Local 2 legal analyst Brian Wice said.

Murray faces a sentence of up to four years in prison.

"There are few, if any, aggravating factors," Wice said. "On the other hand, Dr. Murray has a host of so-called mitigating factors: no criminal history, good works in the community, not likely to be a continuing threat. It's clear to me that whatever time he gets, if he gets time, is going to be minimal because the California prison system, both jails and prisons, are under federal orders to get rid of inmates who are not continuing threats. What do we see? The jails in Los Angeles County have revolving doors. Why? Two words: Lindsay Lohan."

Once Murray serves his sentence, he likely will not be able to practice medicine again.

"I would think that it's customary in these situations for the medical boards in Nevada, California and Texas, where Dr. Murray is licensed, to move to suspend his privilege to practice medicine pending the outcome of the appeal," Wice said. "What's important to remember is the standard for revoking his privilege to practice medicine is infinitely less than the standard of proof to convict him in a criminal case."

Some said Murray should not be able to reopen his practice in Acres Homes.

"He should never be allowed to practice medicine, ever," one resident said.