United States v. Roosevelt Peter Jackson

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This is one of a growing number of eases involving doctors who “deal” drugs. 1 Appellant Roosevelt P. Jackson, M.D., established a “mental health clinic” apart from his regular practice after suffering a drop in income following his loss of surgical privileges at certain Atlanta hospitals. The clinic quickly became known as a source of “Quaalude,” the commercial name for the depressant methaqualone — a Schedule II controlled substance that enjoys considerable popularity among the drug set.

In January 1977 a federal grand jury in Atlanta returned a 76-count indictment…