The jurors were also played a tape of Jackson's voice, recorded the month before he died, in which he slurred his words, mumbled and appeared to be heavily sedated.
The disturbing evidence was produced by prosecutors as Dr Conrad Murray (58), the singer's personal physician, went on trial more than two years after Jackson's death.
Dr Murray, who denies a charge of involuntary man- slaughter, was accused of "gross negligence, medical abandonment and repeated incompetence".
Prosecutors accused him of being interested not in Jackson's health, but a "$150,000-a-month contract" he had for looking after the entertainer.
Ed Chernoff, the doctor's lawyer, later told the court that Jackson had caused his own death by self-administering propofol, an anaesthetic meant for use only in hospitals, and had already swallowed enough lorazepam sleeping pills to put six people to sleep.
Mr Chernoff said that created a "perfect storm" in Jackson's body that killed him instantly.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren showed jurors the slide of Jackson's pale dead body wrapped in a white sheet. It was stamped "homicide".
He contrasted it with a photograph taken the day before in which Jackson was seen rehearsing. "What happened during that timeframe is that the acts and omissions of Michael Jackson's doctor directly led to his premature death at age 50," said Mr Walgren.
The court then heard a recording of Jackson's voice, apparently recorded by Dr Murray on his iPhone on May 10, 2009. The prosecution claimed it showed Jackson was "heavily under the influence" and Dr Murray was aware of that.
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