A shocking photo of Michael Jackson¹s lifeless body was shown to jurorsTuesday as the manslaughter trial began against the King of Pop’s doctor, setting an emotional tone to the opening argument.

Now more than two years after Jackson’s sudden death by drug overdose, prosecutor David Walgren told jurors that the pop star “literally put his life in the hands of Dr. Conrad Murray.”

“That misplaced trust ... cost Michael Jackson his life,” Walgren added. He started the prosecution by showing a photo of a thin, lifeless Jackson lying on a gurney, side by side with a picture of Jackson rehearsing the day before.

Trying to prove that Murray, 58, knew the drugs were putting Jackson in danger, prosecutors also played a recording of the singer months before his death, in which the drugs allegedly slurred his speech. But Murray’s attorneys argued that Jackson “caused his own death” on June 25, 2009, by giving himself extra medication.

“We believe the evidence will show ... that when Dr. Murray left the room, Michael Jackson self-administered a dose of Propofol that, with the Lorazepam, created a perfect storm within his body that killed him instantly,” Ed Chernoff said in opening arguments.

“He died so rapidly, so instantly, he didn¹t even have time to close his eyes,” Chernoff said.