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Subjective intent of wrongdoing required to convict doctors under Controlled Substances Act

SCOTUSBlog

One of those exceptions is for physicians who operate under the statute’s registration scheme; registered doctors may prescribe controlled substances in accordance with rules promulgated by the attorney general. The question was whether a doctor’s subjective intent in prescribing matters.

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In opioids “pill mill” case, justices grapple with physician intent

SCOTUSBlog

One of those exceptions is for physicians who operate under the statute’s registration scheme; registered doctors may prescribe controlled substances in accordance with rules promulgated by the attorney general. Adverbs and recollections of elementary-school grammar teachers got a lot of play.

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Detailed Analysis of POCSO Act, 2012

LexForti

Before establishment of this statute, there was the absence of any special law which could be entirely designated for the offenses perpetrated against minors. Because of this, the necessity of maintaining the gender neutrality of the statute arose since several young males are also subjected to crimes of sexual nature.

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