Wednesday December 9, 1998

KEVORKIAN WILL GO TO TRIAL FOR MURDER

WATERFORD, Michigan, Dec 9 (LSN) After a preliminary hearing today Michigan District Court Judge Phyllis McMillen has ordered euthanasia activist Jack Kevorkian to stand trial for first-degree murder, assisted suicide, and delivering a controlled substance in the death of Thomas Youk. A copy of the tape showing the murder which was aired on CBS's "60 Minutes" was shown at the hearing. In her comments the judge noted that "The intent to kill was premeditated and thought out beforehand."

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