State v. Renkard
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis ‘Court of Criminal Correction. —Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. The information charges that defendant willfully and unlawfully retailed and sold cocaine without the written prescription of a legally authorized physician or dentist, licensed under the laws of Missouri, prescribing the use of said cocaine for said-John Jackson. This information does not charge an offense under the law.
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Appeal from St. Louis ‘Court of Criminal Correction. —Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. The information charges that defendant willfully and unlawfully retailed and sold cocaine without the written prescription of a legally authorized physician or dentist, licensed under the laws of Missouri, prescribing the use of said cocaine for said-John Jackson. This information does not charge an offense under the law. The written prescription issued by a licensed physician or licensed dentist might prescribe the use of cocaine for: (a) Any other person, (b) Any animal, as it is frequently used by…
1Opinion of the Court
NORTON!, J.
Defendant, a druggist, was convicted of the offense of selling cocaine without first *572having a written prescription of a licensed physician prescribing its nse for the person named in the indictment, and appeals from that judgment.
The statute under which the conviction was had is as follows:
“It shall not be lawful for any druggist or other person to retail or sell or to give away any cocaine, hydrochlorate or other salt of or any compound of cocaine, or preparation containing cocaine, or any salt (s) of or any compound thereof, excepting upon the written prescription of a licensed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Neales v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
- State v. CrenshawMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1843
- State v. HadenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
- State v. RunyanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. McIntoshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- State v. CheneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
- Village of Koshkonong v. BoakMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- State v. HesseMissouri Court of Appeals · 1916
- State v. PilkintonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
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