[RichInOC]

Okay, with all due respect, when you turn up a patient’s morphine drip and start notes to pronounce her dead, where, other than Orleans Parish, is that not prima facie evidence of intent to end her life? On what planet? It’s not first-degree murder, perhaps, but it’s also something other than a simple “oops”.

[normanpubbie]

There's an old saying that any prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.

But in this case, the grand jury that heard only the prosecutor's evidence did not return an indictment. The jury obviously didn't think there was prima facie evidence.

[Norman Bates]

That’s how I view it. The “doc” admitted intent when he said he was trying to get rid of her to free the nurses or some such poppycock.