Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 patient deaths

Prosecutors presented their case against the doctor beginning Feb. 22 and put on 53 prosecution witnesses before resting on March 29. Those witnesses included medical experts, Mount Carmel employees, investigators, and family members of all 14 patients.

By contrast, defense lawyers called just a single witness — a Georgia anesthesiologist — to testify that Husel's patients died from their medical conditions and not Husel's actions. The defense rested on March 31 after one day.

During closing arguments April 11, David Zeyen, an assistant Franklin County prosecutor, told jurors that regardless of how close a patient is to death, it's illegal to speed up the process.

Husel attorney Jose Baez said prosecutors hadn't produced "a shred of evidence" to back up their claims.

Mount Carmel has reached settlements totaling more than USD16.7 million over the deaths of at least 17 patients, with more lawsuits pending.