Wright v. State

OPINION

STONE, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether an individual is subject to prosecution under the Texas Controlled Substances Act1 for possession of a scheduled drug prescribed by a foreign physician.

BACKGROUND FACTS

Dianne Wright, a forty-three year old grandmother with no history of criminal conduct, travelled from her home in Sherman, Texas to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico where she was examined by Dr. Ortiz De Dominguez, a fully licensed physician in Mexico. Dr. Dominguez prescribed valium and diethypropion to Wright, and she filled the prescription at a pharmacy in Nuevo Laredo,…