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United States v. Shiva N. Varma

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 12, 1982No. 81-1925PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, District Judge.

Shiva N. Varma, M.D., was convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Utah on all four counts of an indictment that charged him with dispensing and distributing controlled substances without a legitimate medical reason in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 The only contention raised by defendant on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to sustain a finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the trial court therefore erred by not granting a motion for judgment of acquittal.

At all times relevant to this case,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. Carroll SamaraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Ray RoyaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  4. United States v. Roy A. BarteeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Luis E. Guerrero, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. Jeffrey AugustCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. MacKayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. Ricky Joe NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Keithley Johnson, M.D., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  5. State v. YoungWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991

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