Bethesda Doctor Acquitted of Assaulting His Neighbor
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Saturday, September 12, 2009; 4:26 PM
A Bethesda physician entangled in several criminal disputes was acquitted in one of them this week. Eric Greenberg, 43, was found not guilty Thursday of a second-degree assault charge, which was based on accusations by a neighbor that Greenberg knocked his tooth out during a dispute outside their residences, according to court records.
Greenberg's attorney, James Papirmeister, said he called three witnesses, all one-time patients of the doctor, who recalled their own spats with the neighbor, Michael Hazlett. This bolstered Greenberg's defense that he was defending himself in a fight. Greenberg and his patients have had a number of disputes with Hazlett over parking, according to both sides of the dispute.
Greenberg faces another trial next month related to two charges of assaulting a police officer. He has appealed an earlier drug possession conviction, paving the way for new trial in that case. In April, the Maryland Board of Physicians suspended his medical license. Greenberg, who in the past has enjoyed a loyal following of patients, intends to challenge the board's suspension, and wants to practice medicine again, Papirmeister said.
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