Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pike
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1999PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
The defendant, a psychiatrist, was convicted of multiple charges of unlawfully dispensing class B and C controlled substances, G. L. c. 94C, §§ 19, 32A, and 32B, and additional charges of filing false Medicaid claims, G. L. c. 118E, § 40. The defendant argues that the Commonwealth failed to present sufficient evidence to convict him of any of the charges. We reject the argument. We also reject the defendant’s contentions that the trial judge erred in admitting evidence, that the prosecutor’s closing argument contained remarks that were improper and prejudicial, and that he should be…
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