Legal Opinion

United States v. Jack Kelly Joseph

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 2013No. 09-11984PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

The main issue presented in this appeal involves a jury instruction about proving a violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., by medical professionals. A physician, his assistant, and a pharmacist convicted of violating the Act in connection with the operation of a “pill mill” argue that a jury instruction at their trial ran afoul of the decision in Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243, 126 S.Ct. 904, 163 L.Ed.2d 748 (2006), by evaluating their conduct against a national standard of professional practice. The indictment charged Spurgeon Green Jr., a…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. John Kevin TalleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Gonzales v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by67 opinions

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