· 10/18/1976
Commonwealth v. Comins
Citations
- 356 N.E.2d 241
- 371 Mass. 222
- 1976 Mass. LEXIS 1156
How courts have described this case
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- physician's failure to conduct 18 any medical examination prior to issuing prescriptions supported inference that physician acted without legitimate medical purpose
- defendant prescribed drugs at patient's request despite patient's statement that patient suffered from substance abuse, and defendant issued prescriptions without ever conducting medical examination of patient
- undercover police acted lawfully in obtaining unlawful drug prescriptions
- physician dispenses when issuing unlawful prescription
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins
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