Ogden Standard Examiner      Opinion
               

            Weitzel is honorable, and a good skier to boot 
            Thur, Aug 16, 2001 00:00:00 

            The case against Robert Weitzel, the local physician accused of 
            murder, appears to be a sad case of the Davis County prosecutor's 
            office having nothing better to do than waste tax dollars because of 
            a few egos caught up in the process.
            Other doctors reviewing Weitzel's case found that he administered 
            completely standard care. That the prosecutors would attempt to drag 
            Dr. Weitzel through a second trial after themselves concealing 
            evidence in the first trial, certainly highlights their intentions. 
            Now they are drumming up other charges, claiming Dr. Weitzel took 
            morphine for himself.
            I had the honor of skiing with Dr. Weitzel last winter. He had 
            recently gotten out of prison after a mistrial was called. Dr. 
            Weitzel struck me as a most unlikely candidate for drug abuse. He 
            clearly takes excellent care of his health and worked out even while 
            in prison. He told me about the many books he read there and 
            discussed the deplorable conditions and hopelessness we have created 
            at Point of the Mountain and what might be done to improve it.
            Dr. Weitzel appeared to me a man of honor and integrity. In 
            addition, he is an excellent skier with extraordinary endurance. I 
            would trust this individual without hesitation if I needed medical 
            help.

            Daniel Geery
            Salt Lake City 

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