Legal Opinion
United States v. William S. Polan, George H. Wehner, Sr., William S. Polan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 29, 1992No. 91-3683PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, a physician, was indicted and convicted for one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and 31 counts of distributing oxyco-done, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). The evidence showed that George Wehner, who testified for the prosecution, periodically sent individuals to the defendant’s residence and paid the defendant for purportedly examining them; that the defendant gave these individuals prescriptions for oxycodone in the form of percocet…
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