U.S. Supreme Court Holds for Allowing Good-Faith Defense in Prosecutions for Pain Management, as Urged by Association of American Physicians & Surgeons
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, June 30 (TNSpol) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release:
In a stunning reversal of two Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned their decisions in prosecutions of physicians who were denied a full good-faith defense in connection with their prescription of pain medications. One of the physicians had been sentenced to 21 years in prison, while the other physician received a 25-year sentence.
In a stunning reversal of two Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned their decisions in prosecutions of physicians who were denied a full good-faith defense in connection with their prescription of pain medications. One of the physicians had been sentenced to 21 years in prison, while the other physician received a 25-year sentence.