Commonwealth v. Shelhorse

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence under the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, Act *478of April 14, 1972, P.L. 233, No. 64, § 1 et seq., 35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq.

Appellant, an osteopathic physician, was the subject of an undercover investigation; on nineteen occasions between November 13, 1972, and September 13, 1973, police officers visited his office and obtained prescriptions for controlled substances. This investigation culminated in a search of appellant’s office during which appellant’s file box of patient information cards was seized. Appellant…