I read that as good news. I hope he is found innocent, as in my mind he is.
Sometimes family members want to hold on to their loved ones forever. In a way it is selfish...to withhold pain medication from a person who can no longer speak for themselves...so that they may linger a few extra hours or days in pain, only to appease or postpone the inevitable grief over the passing of life.

I wish the best for Dr. Weitzel.