Legal Opinion
United States v. Henry M. Collier, Jr., M. D.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1973No. 72-3242PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESTES, District Judge:
Dr. Henry M. Collier, Jr., a physician authorized to dispense controlled substances, pleaded guilty to six counts of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) by distributing a controlled substance, methadone, a synthetic opiate, 1 while not acting in the usual course of his professional practice and was fined $20,000. Dr. Collier’s appeal consists exclusively of a multi-faceted attack upon the constitutionality of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) as applied to physicians.
Dr. Collier’s primary contention is that § 841(a)(1), as applied to physicians, is unconstitutionally vague. This…
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