Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas W. Moore, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 25, 1976No. 73-1192PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Appellant, a licensed physician registered under the Controlled Substances Act, 1 was convicted of 22 counts of knowing and unlawful distribution and dispensation of methadone under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). Finding § 841 inapplicable to appellant be cause of his status as a registrant, we reversed the conviction. 2 This judgment was in turn reversed by the Supreme Court, which held that registered physicians can be prosecuted under § 841 when their activities fall outside the usual course of professional practice. 3
The case is before us now, on remand from the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Dorothy JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Judah Robert LyonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United States v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Marvin McClain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- United States v. AusburnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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