Kevorkian Seeks Relatives’ Testimony
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A day after he was unable to persuade a judge in person, murder case defendant Dr. Jack Kevorkian put his arguments in writing in an attempt to introduce testimony about his state of mind and the patient’s consent. Kevorkian wants the judge to allow relatives of Thomas Youk to take the stand to back his claim that the death of the 52-year-old victim of Lou Gehrig’s disease was a mercy killing, not first-degree murder.
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