Legal Opinion
People v Alford
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1979No. 59557, (Calendar No. 8)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
We are presented with three issues. First is whether there is a delivery under the Michigan Controlled Substances Act (1971 PA 196, MCL 335.341; MSA 18.1070[41] when a physician gives a prescription or dispenses a box of pills. Second is whether a licensed physician can be prosecuted under MCL 335.341(1)(b); MSA 18.1070(41)(1)(b), for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. The third is whether as a matter of law the defense of entrapment was established.
The appellant, Dr. Alford, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. The first count was for giving…
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- United States v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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