State v. Hoffman

Defendant Wendall H. Hoffman appeals his jury conviction of practicing medicine without a license, a third degree felony under section 58-12-30. 1 We affirm the conviction.

Defendant has no license to practice medicine. He was previously convicted of the unlicensed practice of medicine in 1974 when he purported to diagnose and treat stomach pains as cancer and mercury poisoning. See State v. Hoffman, 558 P.2d 602 (Utah 1976). The trial testimony in support of his present conviction evidences that he continues in similar conduct — purporting to diagnose stomach pains as chemical poisoning,…