Legal Opinion
Perzik v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1991No. A054791PublishedCited by 2 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDERSON, P. J.
Subdivision (a) of Health and Safety Code 1 section 11379 specifies criminal liability for every person who (among other things) “sells, furnishes, administers, or gives away . . . any controlled substance . . . which is not a narcotic drug . . . unless upon the prescription of a physician . . . licensed to practice in this state.” We hold that a physician who prescribes and, pursuant to that prescription, sells a controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose can be tried for violating section 11379.
Background
Petitioner John D. Perzik is a physician licensed…
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