State v. Whipple
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of Hennepin county charged with the crime of furnishing and selling narcotic drugs to habitual users, tried in the district court for that county before Fish, J., and a jury which returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Defendant was convicted of the violation of chapter 260, p. 358, Laws 1915, prohibiting the sale of narcotic drugs. The particular charge was that on January 21, 1918, he sold six grains of morphine to Frank Chandler. Defendant is a licensed physician. Chandler was an habitual user of the drug. Defendant admitted that on January 21, 1918, he gave to Chandler six grains of morphine and received four dollars from him. The evidence on the part of the state was that defendant sold the morphine to Chandler without any pretense of professional treatment. Defendant’s claim was that he had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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