State v. Goodwin

Defendant was convicted of attempting to obtain a narcotic drug, Robitussin A. C. containing codeine, by misrepresentation. The question is whether an exemption of certain medicinal preparations is applicable to the statute under which he was convicted.

Robitussin A. C. is a commercial cough syrupi which may be purchased without a prescription, but the transaction must be recorded. The evidence is undisputed that an ounce of syrup contained less than one grain of codeine phosphate.

The Narcotic Drug Act provides in part: “Except as otherwise specifically provided therein, this act shall not…