@fresco,
David wrote:Note that the defense argues that while the defendant was absent from the room,
answering the call of nature, the decedent grabbed some drugs and ate them.
fresco wrote:But that could be used either of those two ways by the prosecution.
If the defendant did
not administer the drugs,
but rather the decedent took control of the situation,
then I fail to see how the M.D. can be liable; i.e., he did not
DO it.
fresco wrote:"Duty of care" can involve cover [???] during absence.
fresco wrote: It certainly does in the case of children.
I don 't get your point about children.
David