Smith v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Denver District Court — Hon. Hubert L. Shattuck, Judge. Edward C. Smith was tried, convicted and sentenced to pay a fine in the district court of the city and county of Denver, on an information charging: “Practicing medicine without a license.”
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Error to Denver District Court — Hon. Hubert L. Shattuck, Judge. Edward C. Smith was tried, convicted and sentenced to pay a fine in the district court of the city and county of Denver, on an information charging: “Practicing medicine without a license.” It contains three counts: The first, that he unlawfully practiced medicine by holding himself out to the public as being engaged in the diagnosis and'treatment of diseases and injuries of human beings, without a license; the second, that he unlawfully practiced medicine by maintaining an office for the reception, examination and treatment of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garrigues
1. Chapter 127, Rev. Stats., 1908, regulating the practice of medicine, is for the protection of the public health. It creates a State Board of Medical Examiners ; requires all persons desirous of practicing medicine within the state, to obtain a license from the board; makes it a misdemeanor to practice medicine in the state without a license; and defines the practice of medicine. Defendant had no license.
Section 6069 defines the “Practice of Medicine” to be, holding ones self out to the public as being engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or injuries of human beings; or the…
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