COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly half of the murder charges filed against a former Mt. Carmel Health doctor could be dropped by prosecutors, according to one source. Eleven of the 25 murder charges former doctor William Husel is facing will be dropped by prosecutors, according to one of Husel's attorneys. A spokesperson for the prosecutor's [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Nearly half of the murder charges filed against a former Mt. Carmel Health doctor could be dropped by prosecutors, according to one source.
Eleven of the 25 murder charges former doctor William Husel is facing will be dropped by prosecutors, according to one of Husel's attorneys.
A spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said no one in the office would comment on the case.
Last week, a staff attorney for Judge Michael Holbrook said she sent an email to counsel after being contacted by media outlets asking about the state's intent to dismiss some of the charges. She said Holbrook's position was that Marsy's Law, which allows victims' families to be heard before charges are dismissed, necessitated a hearing. The prosecutor's office said time for a hearing would need to be set aside, the staff attorney said.
During a pre-trial hearing in December, Husel's attorneys argued the grand jury was misled by not being presented evidence that showed some of the doses of painkillers and other drugs prescribed by Husel were not lethal.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday.
Husel’s trial is scheduled to start February 14.
