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United States v. Constance F. Cunningham

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 26, 1996No. 96-1277PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Constance Cunningham was sentenced to 84 months in prison after being convicted by a jury of tampering with a consumer product “with reckless disregard for the risk that another person will be placed in danger of death or bodily injury and under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to such risk.” 18 U.S.C. § 1365(a). Cunningham was a registered nurse at an Indiana hospital. The hospital staff discovered that syringes containing the powerful painkiller Demerol (a brand name for meperidine hydrochloride, Physician’s Desk Reference 2206 (49th ed.1995), a Schedule II…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  2. State v. WedemannSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  3. United States v. Shawn W. Troop and Kenneth A. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Bruno MancariCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Raymond C. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. United States v. Benjamin Harold Brooks and Frederick James TreeshCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States v. Marlando Hardy (98-4500), Henry Green (98-4523), Anthony Rouse (98-4524), and Shuron Moore (98-4529)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Timothy J. JulianCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Jon Riley Hays v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Philip M. SeboltCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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