Legal Opinion

United States v. John S. Ferguson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 26, 1985No. 84-2350, 85-1588PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Dr. John S. Ferguson appeals . from a final judgment entered in the district court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of filing a false statement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(4)(A) 2 and for knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled substance, dilaudid, without any legitimate medical purpose in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(1). 3 We affirm.

Appellant was on inactive status as a-physician in California and as a result was prohibited from practicing medicine…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. John Hopson A/k/a/ Kenneth Hayes v. Nicholas FredericksenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. HilandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. Hazel M. SYKES, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  4. Brown v. FreyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Silvio Perez RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

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