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U.S. v. BRIZUELA

No. 19-4656.

962 F.3d 784 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felix BRIZUELA, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Urofsky , Washington, D.C., Shaina L. Schwartz , Sahand Farahati , SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant. William J. Powell , United States Attorney, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sarah E. Wagner , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded for a new trial by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion in which Judge Motz and Judge Harris joined.

Dr. Felix Brizuela operated a medical practice in West Virginia. Following complaints about his opioid prescription-writing practices, Brizuela was investigated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") and ultimately convicted of 15 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, in violation...

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