Tharpe v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLE, S.J.

Appellant, Bonnie Tharpe, was convicted of uttering forged prescriptions in order to obtain controlled drugs. On appeal, she contends that she was absolutely immune from prosecution based on testimony she gave before a multi-jurisdiction grand jury and that the trial judge erred in denying her motion to dismiss the charges. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I

On April 20, 1992, ten warrants of arrest were executed against appellant for five incidents of uttering forged prescriptions and obtaining (or attempting to obtain) controlled drugs by fraud and deceit. Tharpe was…