Opinion ID: 4435141
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Heading: Ricky Gonzalez

Text: The trial evidence was sufficient to show that Dr. Feldman prescribed the specific drugs ingested by Ricky Gonzalez. On October 5, 2010, only three days before his death, Gonzalez received a prescription from Dr. Feldman for 240 30milligram pills of oxycodone and 90 10-milligram pills of diazepam (Valium). 34 Case: 16-12978 Date Filed: 08/30/2019 Page: 35 of 67 Gonzalez’s girlfriend, Casey Osteen, testified that she saw Gonzalez take oxycodone and diazepam from prescriptions dispensed by Dr. Feldman the night before he died. When she last saw Gonzalez at approximately 11:00 p.m. that night, he appeared “lethargic” and “groggy.” Gonzalez was found dead in his front yard the next day, October 8, 2010. Officers found the bottle of diazepam prescribed by Dr. Feldman in Gonzalez’s pants pocket. The bottle contained only 8 of the 90 10-milligram pills of diazepam prescribed by Dr. Feldman, as well as 35 other diazepam pills of varying dosages. The bottle of oxycodone prescribed by Dr. Feldman three days earlier was found empty and smashed near a neighbor’s truck. Finally, the toxicology reports confirmed that Gonzalez had oxycodone and diazepam—the same two drugs prescribed by Dr. Feldman—in his system. Based on this evidence, a reasonable jury could infer that the drugs ingested by Gonzalez were prescribed by Dr. Feldman.