Richard Frase on the suicide nurse case

The case of a Fairbault nurse charged with two counts of assisting suicides through internet communications is now in the hands of a Rice County judge.

William Melchert-Dinkel is accused of encouraging several people online to commit suicide. A man in England and a woman in Canada both killed themselves after communicating with Melchert-Dinkel online.

Melchert-Dinkel has waived his right to a jury trial and has accepted the evidence brought against him.

While a verdict is due within the next 20-days, the arguments around this case are expected to last much longer.

To talk about why, we've called Richard Frase, a professor of criminal law at the University of Minnesota.

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