I doubt the prosecutors office would fight so hard in the court of appeals if it was a weak case. Keep whistling past that grave yard.
UUHHGGNNN........
What should the penalty be for getting the same prescription filled by more than one doctor.
Perhaps we should prosecute all kinds of shopping where the buyer benefits from legal purchases. Like stocks, bonds, property and beans.
So now we delve into what was sacred to prosecute shopping.
There are plenty of ways to get doctors into trouble for prescribing narcotics to someone who is abusing, if that is what they want to do, prevent access.
Short of over possession, or illegal possession, sale, or use, which they cannot prove, they invented this new way to prosecute the alleged abuser. Now they want to invade privacy to do it. What are they going to do next, prove he used the prescription or even bought it.
No, they will infer it, from their understanding of the records.
Then they will subpoena the doctor to testify. Totally overriding the medical assurances of privacy.
It just is not worth the loss of these present rights to do this.
My opinion is not that it is a strong case, but that they want to win the fight against a wealthy and Conservative man. There is enough evidence to prove my contention.
I wonder what insurance companies will do with this newly created ability???????