Legal Opinion
State v. Hankins
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 8, 2013No. CR-11-1016PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.
Jerry B. Hankins was charged with three counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, a violation of § 13A-12-211(a), Ala.Code 1975, and three counts of trafficking in illegal drugs, a violation of § 13A-12-231(3)(d), Ala.Code 1975.1 Hankins filed a pretrial motion to dismiss these charges on the grounds that he is a licensed medical physician with credentials and proper legal authority to dispense prescriptions for the controlled substances that are the basis of the charges against him. Following presentation of oral arguments at a pretrial hearing and the submission…
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