Subjective intent of wrongdoing required to convict doctors under Controlled Substances Act
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2022
Even in the midst of a historic opioid crisis, and an intensely fractured Supreme Court term, the justices found common ground in longstanding presumptions of criminal law and the core principle of physician discretion. Breyer’s majority opinion reaches essentially the same result, but puts a much higher burden on the government.
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