Kevorkian, Jack - Gets 10 to 25 years in prison...
Kevorkian gets 10 to 25 years in prison
April 13, 1999
PONTIAC, Michigan CNN A Michigan judge sentenced Dr. Jack Kevorkian on Tuesday to 10 to 25 years in prison following his conviction of second degree murder in the euthanasia death of a man with Lou Gehrigs disease.
Oakland County Circuit Judge Jessica Cooper scolded Kevorkian before announcing his sentence.
You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did, and dare the legal system to stop you, she said. Well, sir, consider yourself stopped.
Kevorkian was found guilty March 26 in the death of Thomas Youk, 52.
Kevorkian injected Youk with a lethal cocktail of chemicals on September 17 and videotaped the death. The video was shown two months later on CBS 60 Minutes.
Cooper also sentenced Kevorkian to 3 to 7 years for his conviction on charges of administering a controlled substance stemming from the same case. The sentences will run concurrently.
Judge rejects release pending appeal
The judge rejected a defense motion to release Kevorkian on bond pending an appeal of his murder conviction.
Key dates in Kevorkian's assisted suicide campaign
June 4, 1990 Janet Adkins, 54, of Portland, Oregon, becomes the first person to use a suicide machine developed by Kevorkian. Murder charges against him are dropped when a judge rules Michigan has no law against assisted suicide.
November 1991 Michigan suspends Kevorkians medical license.
May 2, 1994 Kevorkian is acquitted of assisted suicide.
March 8, 1996 Kevorkian is acquitted of two assisted suicides.
May 14, 1996 Kevorkian is acquitted of two assisted suicides. A judge had dismissed murder charges against him in the same deaths.
June 1997 Kevorkian is accused of assisted suicide. The judge declares a mistrial.
September 17, 1998 Kevorkian videotapes the injection death of Thomas Youk, shown two months later on CBS 60 Minutes.
November 25, 1998 Kevorkian is charged with murder, assisted suicide and delivery of a controlled substance in Youks death. The assisted suicide charge is later dropped.
March 26, 1999 Kevorkian is convicted of seconddegree murder and delivery of a controlled substance. He faces up to life in prison.
April 13, 1999 Kevorkian is sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for second degree murder and three to seven years for delivery of a controlled substance.
Kevorkian showed no emotion as the judge handed down his sentence. He was taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs.
Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor John Skrzynski expressed satisfaction with the sentencing.