United States Supreme Court ruled doctors who act in subjective good faith in prescribing controlled substances to their patients cannot be convicted under the Controlled Substance Act CSA. Court’s decision will have broad implications for physicians and patients alike.
A former Casper doctor and his brother who distributed millions of opioids and other drugs and laundered the proceeds lost the appeal of his conviction and sentence last week.
The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the verdict and 25-year sentence of Dr. Shakeel Kahn, who was convicted after a 20-day trial in May 2019 of a massive prescription drug conspiracy resulting in death, a firearms count, other drug conspiracy counts, and running a continuing criminal enterprise.
Shakeel’s brother, Nabeel Khan, was convicted of the drug conspiracy resulting in death and a firearms count. The brothers had filed joint appeals, and the three appellate judges combined their appeals into one ruling.