Legal Opinion
State v. Sanderson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1977PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this criminal action to examine and construe the meaning and intent of the “valid prescription” exception to Sec. 52-1432(b) T.C.A., relating to the possession of a controlled substance and constituting a part of “The Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1971.” Sec. 52-1408, et seq., T.C.A.
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the trial court, holding that the substance possessed by the defendant was “obtained by means of a valid prescription.”
I
The controlled substance consisted of twenty-two tablets of tenuate dosepan — (diethylpropion hydrochloride).…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. Dexter A. ForbesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Duke v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. FrancisTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. EldridgeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Schuller v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- People v. GarthaffnerCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1980
- State v. KilpatrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
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