Legal Opinion
Strong v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1980No. 36553PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Justice.
Dr. Strong was indicted for fourteen counts of unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance for other than “a legitimate medical purpose.” His application for interlocutory appeal was granted. Some of his contentions patently are without merit and will be adjudicated in summary form. Others merit serious consideration but similarly lack merit. Additional facts will be set forth as required.
1. Since Dr. Strong was indicted by a grand jury he is not entitled to a preliminary hearing. Natson v. State, 242 Ga. 618, 622 (3) (250 SE2d 420) (1978), cert. den. 441 U. S. 925 (1979);…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
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