Bentley v. State

ON REHEARING

The opinion of this court entered on January 31, 1984, is hereby withdrawn and the following is hereby substituted therefor on rehearing.

David H. Bentley, a licensed practitioner of veterinary medicine, was indicted for unlawfully prescribing, administering, or dispensing Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), a controlled substance, so placed under control by the Board of Health of the State of Alabama by § 20-2-20 of the Code of Alabama, as last amended, in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act and § 20-2-74 (a) of the Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant…