Opinion ID: 1354921
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: counts 2 & 9 (frank gentry)

Text: On July 17, 1986, Frank Gentry, who already was addicted to Tylox, started going to the appellant because people off the street recommended the appellant as someone who readily would prescribe Tylox for him. During his first visit to the appellant, Mr. Gentry complained falsely that his teeth were hurting. The appellant very briefly examined Gentry's mouth during this first visit, without x-rays; noticed some abscessed teeth; and suggested some tooth extractions. Gentry told the appellant that he did not want any extractions and, in lieu thereof, inquired about fillings. The appellant responded that some of the teeth could not be filled. Gentry stressed the pain and stated, in essence, that he was allergic to Demerol, the trade name of another Schedule II narcotic analgesic (pain reliever). The appellant prescribed twenty Tylox capsules and an antibiotic for Gentry, the former of which Gentry obtained. Still complaining falsely of tooth pain, Gentry saw the appellant again on July 28, 1986, and the appellant again prescribed twenty Tylox capsules and the antibiotic. Gentry told the appellant that he might have another dentist do the dental work. The appellant also prescribed Tylox for Gentry on August 29, 1986 (ten capsules), and on September 15, 1986 (twenty capsules), with no examinations, even though the appellant admitted he was beginning to be suspicious of whether Gentry merely was wanting the Tylox due to an addiction to the same. Gentry obtained the Tylox under those prescriptions. Count 9 of the indictment, which charges the appellant with a felonious constructive delivery of a controlled substance, involves a transaction on November 5, 1986. On that date Gentry ran into the appellant on the post office's parking lot. During the ensuing conversation about Gentry's purportedly continuing tooth pain, the appellant, who did not examine Gentry's mouth, informed Gentry that he, the appellant, should not keep prescribing Tylox for Gentry. Nevertheless, the appellant inquired as to whether Gentry had fifty dollars. Gentry paid the amount in cash to the appellant who wrote Gentry a prescription for twenty Tylox capsules. Later on the same day Gentry obtained the Tylox at a drugstore. The appellant next prescribed Tylox for Gentry on November 29, 1986, during a chance encounter on the sidewalk outside a tavern. Despite his telling Gentry again that he, the appellant, should not keep prescribing Tylox for Gentry, the appellant on that date wrote Gentry a prescription, free of charge, for ten Tylox capsules, which Gentry obtained. Count 2 of the indictment, charging a felonious constructive delivery of a controlled substance, addresses the next transaction between the appellant and Gentry, which occurred on December 23, 1986. Gentry had an appointment on that date with the appellant for a tooth extraction. After Gentry arrived at the appellant's office, the appellant declined to perform the tooth extraction because (1) he was reluctant to administer anesthesia in light of Gentry's upper respiratory infection (URI) and because (2) Gentry had not brought someone with him to drive him back home had the appellant decided to administer the anesthesia and perform the extraction despite the URI. For fifty dollars the appellant prescribed twenty Tylox capsules and an antibiotic for Gentry, to hold him over the Christmas holiday. The appellant drove Gentry to a drugstore later on the same day, and Gentry obtained the Tylox. [3] In summary, the appellant prescribed Tylox for Gentry (a total of 120 capsules) on seven occasions over four or five months, with, at best, a couple of cursory examinations, and without performing any dental procedures.