by Hal Erickson
synopsis
A Massachusetts nurse (Patty Duke) is accused of exercising Fatal Judgment in this made-for-TV movie. While tending a seriously ill cancer patient, the nurse administered a generous dose of morphine. The patient died, which is why the woman is now on trial for murder. Joe Regalbuto and Tom Conti co-star as, respectively, the nurse's loving husband and a two-fisted defense attorney. Based on a true story, Fatal Judgment first aired October 18, 1988--precisely one half hour after the debut of Roseanne, which proved not to be a case of fatal judgment.
characteristics
- Nurse
- Narcotics
- Murder
- Overdose
- Patient [medical]
- Trial [courtroom]
- RN
- Physician
- MD
- LPN
- Doctor
- Death
- Dead
- Drugs
- Dying
