Legal Opinion
People v. Lonergan
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1990No. G007479PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOORE, J.
A jury convicted appellant, a physician, of three counts of unlawfully issuing prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11153, and two counts of prescribing controlled substances to a person not under treatment for a pathology other than addiction, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11154. On appeal, appellant contends the jury instructions were inadequate and there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction.
Facts
Prosecution’s Case
On May 24, 1984, Michael Withem presented…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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