In Nazi Germany, German physicians planned and enacted the "Euthanasia" Program, the systematic killing of those they deemed "unworthy of life." The victims included the mentally retarded, the institutionalized mentally ill, and the physically impaired.
KARL BRANDT — Personal physician to AdoIf Hitler; Gruppenfuehrer in the SS and Generalleutnant (Major General) in the Waffen SS; Reich Commissioner for Health and Sanitation (Reichskommissar fuer Sanitaets- und Gesundheitswesen); and member of the Reich Research Council (Reichsforschungsrat).
Count One: 5. The said common design, conspiracy, plans, and enterprises embraced the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as set forth in counts two and three of this indictment, in that the defendants unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly encouraged, aided, abetted, and participated in the subjection of thousands of persons, including civilians, and members of the armed forces of nations then at war with the German Reich, to murders, brutalities, cruelties, tortures, atrocities, and other inhuman acts.
Count Two: 9. Between September 1939 and April 1945 the defendants Karl Brandt, Blome, Brack, and Hoven unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly committed war crimes, as defined by Article II of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of the so-called "euthanasia" program of the German Reich in the course of which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings, including nationals of German-occupied countries. This program involved the systematic and secret execution of the aged, insane, incurably ill, of deformed children, and other persons, by gas, lethal injections, and diverse other means in nursing homes, hospitals, and asylums. Such persons were regarded as "useless eaters" and a burden to the German war machine. The relatives of these victims were informed that they died from natural causes, such as heart failure. German doctors involved in the "euthanasia" program were also sent to Eastern occupied countries to assist in the mass extermination of Jews.
Count Three: 14. Between September 1939 and April 1945 the defendants Karl Brandt, Blome, Brack, and Hoven unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly committed crimes against humanity, as defined by Article II of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of the so called "euthanasia" program of the German Reich, in the course of which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings, including German civilians, as well as civilians of other nations. The particulars concerning such murders are set forth in paragraph 9 of count two of this indictment and are incorporated herein by reference.
Count Four: 16. The defendants Karl Brandt, Genzken, Gebhardt, Rudolf Brandt, Mrugowsky, Poppendick, Sievers, Brack, Hoven, and Fischer are guilty of membership in an organization declared to be criminal by the International Military Tribunal in Case No. 1, in that each of the said defendants was a member of the SCHUTZSTAFFELN DER NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHEN DEUTSCHEN ARBEITERPARTEI (commonly known as the "SS")
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I hereby proclaim the Florida Second District Court of Appeals (most especially Chief Judge Chris W. Altenbernd, Judge Carolyn K. Fulmer, and Judge Thomas E. Stringer), Circuit Judge W. Douglas Baird, Circuit Judge George Greer, George Felos, Esq., and Michael Schiavo guilty of:
COUNT ONE: The said common design, conspiracy, plans, and enterprises embracing the commission of crimes against humanity, as set forth in count two of this indictment, in that the defendants unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly encouraged, aided, abetted, and participated in the future subjection of thousands of persons, to murders, brutalities, cruelties, tortures, atrocities, and other inhuman acts.
COUNT TWO: They are, and have been, willfully and knowingly, committed to crimes against humanity in that they are principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were and are connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of a euthanasia program in the course of which the defendants herein will murder, or cause to be murdered, hundreds of thousands of human beings. This program will involve the systematic execution of the aged, incurably ill, the brain damaged, those labeled to be in a persistent vegetative state, and other persons who do not have advanced legal directives, by the withholding of nutrition and hydration, in nursing homes, hospitals, and asylums because such persons are regarded as "useless eaters" and a burden to society.