United States v. William H. Andrew, Jr.

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Doctor William Harvey Andrew is here appealing his conviction on six counts for knowingly, intentionally and unlawfully dispensing dilaudid 1 and preludin, 2 not in the usual course of professional practice for a legitimate medical purpose. 3 For the reasons set forth in the opinion below, we affirm.

Sometime in mid-1978, Cooper John (“Doc”) Jones, a drug pusher, was contacted by a pharmacist who informed him that appellant, Dr. Andrew, wanted to see him. At that time Andrew was a physician practicing in Humble, Texas. Jones met with Andrew and shortly thereafter the two…