People v. Kevorkian No 1

The prosecution appeals as of right a July 21, 1992, order of Oakland Circuit Judge David F. Breck granting defendant’s motion to dismiss two counts of open murder on the ground that physician-assisted suicide is not a crime in Michigan.1

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On October 23, 1991, Marjorie Wantz and Sherry Miller were reported dead by defendant. Their bodies were found in a cabin at the Bald Mountain Recreation Area. At the request of the sheriffs department, the prosecutor referred the matter to the Oakland County Citizens Grand Jury for investigation. On February 3, 1992, defendant was indicted by the grand jury…