Subjective intent of wrongdoing required to convict doctors under Controlled Substances Act
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 28, 2022
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. A mens rea requirement, the opinion holds, is essential to separate physicians’ “socially beneficial conduct” from criminal conduct.
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