Kvitka v. Board of Registration in Medicine

In May, 1988, Dr. Lawrence Kvitka pleaded guilty in Superior Court to ten counts of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 19 (a) (1988 ed.). He received a three to five year suspended prison sentence and fines totalling $60,000. In September, 1988, the Board of Registration in Medicine (board), after a hearing, revoked Kvitka’s license to practice medicine and ordered him to pay a fine of $10,000. The physician, pursuant to G. L. c. 112, § 64 (1988 ed.), appealed the decision of the board to a single justice of this court, who reserved and reported the…