State v. Gertz

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

Edward Walter Gertz (“Defendant”) appeals his convictions and sentences for sexual abuse, kidnapping, and fraudulently procuring the administration of a narcotic drug. For reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I

In August 1991, Defendant was a cardiologist affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix when JS, a 16-year-old boy, was admitted to the hospital with an abdominal gunshot wound. Defendant consulted in JS’s medical treatment, determined that JS had a heart murmur, and ordered a diagnostic echocardiogram.

A technician performed the…