· 12/8/1982
Raymond v. Board of Registration in Medicine
Citations
- 443 N.E.2d 391
- 387 Mass. 708
- 34 A.L.R. 4th 600
- 1982 Mass. LEXIS 1783
How courts have described this case
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- upholding revocation of physician ’ s license for conviction of knowing possession of submachine guns
- board warranted in concluding that conviction of knowing possession of two unregistered submachine guns called into question physician’s ability to practice medicine
- conviction for possession and sale of unregistered guns sufficiently “calls into question [physician’s] ability to practice medicine” to be basis for discipline
- due process not violated by agency’s dual role unless “special circumstances in a particular case may demonstrate an unacceptable risk of unfairness”
- court upheld the revocation of physician's license for the physician selling and possessing unregistered automatic submachine guns
- board has authority to discipline physicians for conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity of the profession; reasonably related to promotion of the public health, welfare, and safety
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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Lynch, O'Connor
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