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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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