People v. Downes

Following a single preliminary examination, defendant, a physician, was bound over to circuit court on two separate informations charging a total of four counts of unlawfully prescribing diazepam (Valium) and ethchlorvynol (Placidyl), MCL 333.7401(1) and (2)(c); MSA 14.15(7401X1) and (2)(c). The circuit court granted defendant’s motion to quash both informations and dismissed the cases. The people appeal as of right. We affirm.

At the preliminary examination, Officer Donald Ochadleus testified that he went to defendant’s office with an informant on February 26, 1985, in order to purchase a…