St. John v. State

CATES, Presiding Judge.

Conviction on a three count indictment of drug prescription fraud with general verdict: fifteen years imprisonment.

The indictment in three counts accused appellant and one "Bo” Taylor of obtaining dilaudid, dihydromorphine (Sched. I, § 204(c)(8)) by fraud, deceit, etc., through the use of a forged prescription. The Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Act No. 1407, September 16, 1971, provides in § 403(a)). “It is unlawful for any person: * * * (3) to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge * * *…