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U.S. v. VOLKMAN

No. 12-3212.

736 F.3d 1013 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul H. VOLKMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Edwin A. Perry , Federal Public Defender's Office, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Christopher K. Barnes , United States Attorney's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen B. Shankman , Federal Public Defender's Office, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Christopher K. Barnes , United States Attorney's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: McKEAGUE and DONALD, Circuit Judges; LAWSON, District Judge.

OPINION

BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.

When a doctor first enters the practice of medicine, he or she swears to abide by a prime directive of the profession: "First, do no harm." Paul Volkman breached this sacrosanct tenet when he prescribed narcotics to addicts and individuals with physical, mental, and psychological frailties. A federal jury looked at Volkman's actions and found him guilty of breaking several laws, chief among them the law prohibiting...

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