Opinion ID: 2968392
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Larry Shealy

Text: Larry Shealy sought treatment from Appellant for back and knee pain. J.A. 416. Appellant treated Shealy almost exclusively with large quantities of various simultaneous combinations of morphine, Oxycontin, oxycodone, and methadone. J.A. 526. Shealy’s son, who accompanied his father to many of his appointments, only observed his father receive non-drug therapy once. J.A. 416-17. Shealy’s son testified that after Shealy started seeing Appellant, his father’s demeanor changed dramatically. J.A. 417-19. In addition to losing his appetite and weight, Shealy became somnolent and irritable. J.A. 418. On one occasion, Shealy backed his truck into a tree, apparently without realizing he had done so. J.A. 417-18. These changes so worried Shealy’s son that he counseled his father to stop seeing Appellant. J.A. 419. Shealy, however, continued seeing Appellant until he died from an oxycodone overdose. J.A. 419-20, 427-30, 8 McIver was acquitted of all charges relating to four patients, identified as A, E, F, and G in the indictment. J.A. 15-20. UNITED STATES v. MCIVER 5 456. The level of drugs in Shealy’s system when he died was consistent with the amounts Appellant prescribed. J.A. 427-30. A representative of the company that provided Shealy health insurance testified that the amount and cost of the drugs prescribed to Shealy, along with the frequency of dosage, was as high as [he had] ever seen. J.A. 134-35. The representative became so concerned about Shealy’s prescriptions that he contacted the DEA. J.A. 134.