People v. Pal

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 22, 1976, convicting him of violation of section 3385 of the Public Health Law, upon a jury verdict, and imposing a fine. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, indictment dismissed, and fine ordered remitted. The sole question presented by this prosecution was whether the defendant physician’s prescription of Seconal to an undercover narcotics agent posing as a patient was "in good faith”. The evidence adduced by the People showed that, before prescribing the drug, defendant did not conduct a…