Medical Ethics
in the News: Weitzel Trial
- 1st Phase Begins in Picking Jury
for Weitzel Trial: Family of alleged victim files negligence civil suit against
accused, hospital
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday,
June 2, 2000
- Weitzel Case Ranks With Utah's
Worst Convictions: would make him a serial killer
Hunt
S. Salt Lake Tribune. Monday, June 5, 2000
- Murder Trial Beginning for
Psychiatrist
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday, June
8, 2000
- Doctor Portrayed as Humanitarian,
Monster in Trial Prosecution, Defense Clash At Weitzel's Trial
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, June 10, 2000
- Judge Blocks Testimony in Weitzel
Trial: Attorneys debate relevance, admissibility of a colleague's warning
against over-medicating patients
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Tuesday, June 13, 2000
- Relative Says Weitzel Declared
Patient 'Didn't Deserve to Live'
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Wednesday June 14, 2000
- Defense in Weitzel Murder Trial
Winning Evidence Tug of War: Defense Wins EvidenceTug of War
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, June 17, 2000
- Trial Shows Strains of Elder Care:
Case highlights difficulties of caring for sick relatives; Trial Highlights
Difficulty of Caring for Elderly
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Monday June 19, 2000
- Patient's Son Says Weitzel Was
'Kind' But nurses testify concerns about morphine were rebuffed; Nurses Testify
They Challenged Weitzel's Orders
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Wednesday, June 21, 2000
- Examiner Declares Death in Weitzel
Case Was Homicide
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday,
June 22, 2000
- Health Care Travesty
LaBard JS. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, June 24,
2000
- Doctors: Weitzel Over-Prescribed
Drugs They testify that doses prescribed by psychiatrist caused patients to
sink into comas and die; Doctors Testify Five Victims Got Too Many
Drugs
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday June 24,
2000
- Weitzel Judge Played Catch With
Juror Friendly baseball toss ruled too inconsequential for mistrial; Baseball
Toss Raises Questions In Weitzel Case
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Tuesday, June 27, 2000
- State Wraps Up Weitzel Case;
Defense Dismissal Motions Denied
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Wednesday, June 28, 2000
- Hospice Chief Says Weitzel Gave
'Comfort Care' Testimony contradicts prosecution's claims
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday, June 29, 2000
- Weitzel Appears Confident:
Aggressive defense may be scoring points
Hunt S. Salt
Lake Tribune. Monday, July 3, 2000
- Weitzel Takes the Stand: Testimony
may be a turning point of trial
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Thursday, July 6, 2000
- Prosecutors Slam Weitzel During
Cross-Examination
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday,
July 7, 2000
- Judge Gives Jurors Multiple Choices
for Deliberation in Weitzel Case
Hunt S. Salt Lake
Tribune. Saturday, July 8, 2000
- Weitzel -- Murderer or Trailblazer?
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Monday, July 10,
2000
- Weitzel Guilty of Lesser Charges
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, July 11,
2000
- Kin hope
case changes doctors' ways: Patient's relatives call the Weitzel verdict
bittersweet
Nii JK. Deseret News. Tuesday, July 11,
2000
- Weitzel 'Can't Believe'
Convictions
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday July
12, 2000
- Weitzel case
raises a host of medical, ethical questions; Experts hope verdict doesn't put
damper on end-of-life care
Nii JK. Deseret News.
Sunday, July 16, 2000
- After Weitzel Case, Will Doctors
Stop Giving Painkillers?
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Sunday, July 16, 2000
- Weitzel was
relieving pain
Stewart J. Deseret News. Friday, July 21,
2000
- Weitzel
faces a second civil suit: Patient's children are seeking a jury trial for
doctor
Nii JK. Deseret News. Saturday, July 22,
2000
- The Weitzel Conviction Could Have
Chilling Effect For Doctors
Logan G. Salt Lake Tribune.
Sunday, July 23, 2000
- Gross Negligence
Newhall C. Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, August 1,
2000
- Weitzel's Attorney Blasts Conduct
of Jury
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday August 16,
2000
- Pain
medications get green light Doctors urged not to be leery in wake of the
Weitzel case
Kemp, DM. Deseret News. Sunday, August 27,
2000
- Judge urged
to set aside conviction of Dr. Weitzel: Psychiatrist faces hearing Tuesday,
sentencing Friday
Nii, JK. Deseret News. Monday,
September 4, 2000
- Judge: Weitzel May Appeal Verdict
Later
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday September 6,
2000
- Judge
refuses to overrule Weitzel verdict: Convicted doctor scheduled to be sentenced
Friday
Nii, JK. Deseret News. Wednesday, September 6,
2000
- Trial judge
refuses to overturn Weitzel verdict: Convicted doctor scheduled to be
sentenced
Nii, JK. Deseret News. Thursday, September 7,
2000
- Weitzel gets
15 years
Nii JK, Welling A. Deseret News. Thursday,
September 9, 2000
- Psychiatrist Sentenced: Weitzel
Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Saturday September 9, 2000
- Weitzel team
calls for new trial
Nii JK. Deseret News. Wednesday,
September 13, 2000
- Weitzel Attorney Asks for New
Trial
Foster S. Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday, September
14, 2000
- A painful
debate: Could bill change war on drugs to 'war on patients'?
Collins LM. Deseret News. Friday, September 22,
2000
- Judge bars
Weitzel from any profits: Doctor is prohibited from initiating deals with
media
Nii JK. Deseret News. Friday, September 29,
2000
- Doctor Convicted of Manslaughter
Wants License Back
Associated Press. Salt Lake Tribune.
Wednesday, November 15, 2000.
- Weitzel Says Witness is Key to New
Trial
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday, December 8,
2000.
- Judge Ponders What He Hoped Never
to See: New Trial for Weitzel
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Thursday, December 14, 2000.
- Judge Rules New Trial Needed in
Doctor's Manslaughter Case
Hunt, S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Wednesday, January 10, 2001.
- Ruling is a
relief for Weitzel: Judge grants retrial due to prosecutor error
Nii JK. Deseret News. Wednesday, January 10, 2001.
- Ruling is a
relief for Weitzel
Nii JK. Deseret News. January 10,
2001
- Weitzel May Be a Free Man After Bail
Hearing
Hunt,S. Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday, January 11,
2001.
- New trial for
Weitzel may not be immediate
Nii JK, Welling A. Deseret
News. January 11, 2001
- Weitzel is freed
on bail, confident he'll be cleared
Nii JK. Deseret
News. January 12, 2001
- Weighing the Costs
Salt Lake Tribune. January 16, 2001
- 'End of life'
care is murder'
Wilson H. Deseret News. January 16,
2001
- Weitzel Says He'd Give Morphine Again
Hunt SL. Salt Lake Tribune. January 17,
2001
- Court Denies Weitzel's License
Request
Vigh M. Salt Lake Tibune. Friday, January 26,
2001
- First Unitarian Church Family: Church
Family Stands by Weitzel
Hunt S, Stack PF. Salt Lake
Tribune. Saturday, February 3, 2001
- Judge Denies Weitzel Extra Time to
Finance New Lawyer
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday,
February 16, 2001
- No Church Consensus
Goldsmith TR. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday, February 16,
2001
- Weitzel's Web Site Asks Doctors for
Help
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday,
March 9, 2001
- Weitzel seeks
funds for 2nd murder trial: Doctor sends letters to colleagues and sets up Web
site
Thomson L. Deseret News. Friday, March 9,
2001
- Weitzel
soliciting $$ for defense
Welling A. Deseret News.
Monday, March 12, 2001
- Court appoints
attorney for psychiatrist Weitzel
Deseret News.
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
- Weitzel's New Trial A Case for Debate
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday, March 20,
2001
- Which charges
will Weitzel face? His lawyer says he can't be tried on 5 murder
counts
Welling A. Deseret News. Friday, March 30,
2001
- Prosecutors Ask Judge to Step Down in
Weitzel Retrial
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday, April
25, 2001
- Prosecutor Says
Judge Is Biased
Welling A. Deseret News. Wednesday,
April 25, 2001.
- Judge in
Weitzel case refuses to withdraw: Prosecutors say judge showed bias during
first trial
Thomson L. Deseret News. Friday, May 4
2001.
- Weitzel's judge
won't step aside
Thomson L. Deseret News. Monday, May
7, 2001.
- Weitzel Case Raises Concerns For
Doctors
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, May, 29,
2001.
- Utah Physicians Not Chilled
Johnson,VB. Salt Lake Tribune. Sunday, June 24,
2001.
- Tribune Editorial Lacked Adequate
Understanding Of Weitzel Case
Fisher, L. Salt Lake Tribune.
Sunday, June 24, 2001.
- Prosecutors Abandon Plan To Retry
Weitzel for Murder
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday, June
29, 2001.
- Weitzel won't
face new trial in deaths
Welling A. Deseret News.
Monday, July 2, 2001.
- Chilling Effect
Orient JM. Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, July 10,
2001.
- Wietzel filengs
target 4 attorneys
Welling A. Deseret News. Saturday,
July 15, 2001
- Wietzel plea
deal not finalized
Welling A. Deseret News. Friday, July
27, 2001
- Pursue the
Wietzel case
Buhman SC. Deseret News. Monday, August 1,
2001
- Wietzel asks
Davis to pay for lawyer
Deseret News. Monday, August 6,
2001
- Weitzel didn't
kill anyone
Stevens L. Deseret News. Tuesday, August 7,
2001
- Weitzel to Accept Plea Deal in Federal
Drug-Fraud Case
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Wednesday, August
8, 2001.
- Doctors line up
behind Weitzel
Welling A. Deseret News. Wednesday,
August 8, 2001
- Weitzel unfit to
practice
Mariah D. Deseret News. Wednesday, August 8,
2001
- Weitzel on Web
list of prosecuted M.D.s
Deseret News. Wednesday, August
8, 2001
- Weitzel Is Guilty On Drug
Counts
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, August 11,
2001
- No Double Jeopardy
Bush RC. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, August 11,
2001
- Weitzel resolves
drug charges; homicide case still up in air
Welling A.
Deserret News. Monday, August 13, 2001
- Weitzel Is Denied Private
Attorney
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Friday, September 7,
2001.
- Cassell Wants Judge Off Weitzel
Trial
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Sunday, September 9,
2001
- Appeals court
orders 2nd look at judicial bias in Weitzel case
Welling
A. Deseret News. September 22, 2001.
- Utah State Bar
backs judge in Weitzel case
Welling A. Deseret News.
October 5, 2001.
- Judge in Weitzel
case showed no bias
Daniels S. Deseret News. October 11,
2001.
- Weitzel's
pretrial conference is delayed
Thomson L. Deseret News.
October 12, 2001.
- Weitzel Judge Says Bias Claims Are
'Groundless'
Santine J. Salt Lake Tribune. November 2,
2001.
- Bid to ax
Weitzel judge granted — reluctantly
Welling A.
Deseret News. November 17, 2001.
- Weitzel says TV
did him justice
Thomson L. Deseret News. March 4,
2002.
- Weitzel Faces Fed Penalties: Drug
pleas could bring stiff prison sentence
Burton G. Salt Lake
Tribune. April 6, 2002.
- Admonished Weitzel Gets 1 Year in Jail
Thursday,
Vigh M, Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. September 12,
2002.
- Weitzel gets
year in jail cell for fraud: His guilty plea for prescription fraud involved
morphine
Welling A. Deseret News. September 12,
2002
- Weitzel Ordered Released From Prison
to Prepare for Trial
Vigh M, Salt Lake Tribune. September
13, 2002.
- Weitzel to
remain free pending October trial
Thomson L. Deseret
News. September 13, 2002.
- Nurse Testifies
Weitzel Seemed Uninterested in Patients
Hunt S. Salt
Lake Tibune. Thursday, November 14, 2002.
- Resolution backs
physicians Shouldn't criminalize medical mistakes, it says
Collins L. Deseret News. Friday, October 11, 2002.
- Weitzel is
called absentee doctor
Thomson L. Deseret News. Monday,
October 4, 2002
- Weitzel
prescribed potent doses from afar, prosecutors charge
Thomson L, Deseret News. Monday, November 4, 2002
- Weitzel
prescribed potent doses from afar, prosecutors charge
Thomson L, Deseret News. Monday, November 4, 2002
- Weitzel's care
worried M.D.
Thomson L, Deseret News. Tuesday, November
5, 2002
- Weitzel defense
tells of patient pain
Thomson L, Deseret News.
Thursday, November 7, 2002
- Interpretation
of comment at issue during Weitzel trial
Thomson L,
Deseret News. Friday, November 8, 2002
- Weitzel trial is
a sham
Geery D. Deseret News. Tuesday, November 12,
2002
- Victims given
heavy doses of morphine, doctor testifies Weitzel didn't hold to standard of
care, he says
Thomson L, Deseret News. Thursday,
November 14, 2002
- Weitzel's Actions
Near Patients Described
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Friday, November 15, 2002.
- Nurses testify
of arguing with Weitzel over shots
Thomson L, Deseret
News. Friday, November 15, 2002
- Defense takes
over in Weitzel case He failed to meet 'standard of care,' prosecution
says
Thomson L, Deseret News. Saturday, November 16,
2002
- Physicians
Criticize Weitzel's Care
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Saturday, November 16, 2002.
- Weitzel was a
poor pilot
Mikesell GE. Deseret News.Monday, November
18, 2002
- Defense Expert
Cites Age in Deaths of Weitzel's Patients
Hunt S. Salt
Lake Tribune. Tuesday, November 19, 2002.
- Defense experts
back Weitzel's care of patients
Thomson L, Deseret
News. Tuesday, November 19, 2002
- Medical experts
defend treatment by Weitzel They say the 5 patients were not
overmedicated
Thomson L, Deseret News. Thursday,
November 21, 2002
- Physician Backs
Weitzel's Treatment of Patients
Hunt S, Salt Lake
Tribune, Thursday, November 21, 2002.
- Weitzel Doesn't
Take the Stand on Own Behalf
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune.
Friday, November 22, 2002.
- Weitzel trial
wrapping up — without his testimony
Thomson L,
Deseret News. Friday, November 22, 2002
- Jury Finds Weitzel
Not Guilty
Hunt S. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday, November
23, 2002.
- Weitzel gets
swift acquittal Patients' relatives bitter, disappointed at verdict
Thomson L, Bauman J. Deseret News. Saturday, November
23, 2002
- Weitzel, Serving
Prison Term
Lavine G. Salt Lake Tribune. Saturday,
January 25, 2003.
- Weitzel ties
knot, moves on
Thomson L. Deseret NewsMonday, April
21, 2003
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