News (Media Awareness Project) - US FL: Doctor Gets 63 Years In OxyContin Deaths |
| Title: | US FL: Doctor Gets 63 Years In OxyContin Deaths |
| Published On: | 2002-03-23 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-30 22:17:59 |
DOCTOR GETS 63 YEARS IN OXYCONTIN DEATHS
A Florida doctor convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of four
patients who overdosed on the painkiller OxyContin was sentenced to
nearly 63 years in prison.
Dr. James Graves, 55, was the nation's first doctor to be found guilty
of manslaughter or murder in an OxyContin death.
A jury in Milton found Graves guilty last month of manslaughter,
unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and racketeering. Graves
testified that patients lied to him about their symptoms and that no
one would have died if they had taken the drugs as prescribed.
A Florida doctor convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of four
patients who overdosed on the painkiller OxyContin was sentenced to
nearly 63 years in prison.
Dr. James Graves, 55, was the nation's first doctor to be found guilty
of manslaughter or murder in an OxyContin death.
A jury in Milton found Graves guilty last month of manslaughter,
unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and racketeering. Graves
testified that patients lied to him about their symptoms and that no
one would have died if they had taken the drugs as prescribed.
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