DOCTOR GETS OVER 60 YEARS IN FOUR OXYCONTIN DEATHS

MILTON, Fla. -- A doctor convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of four
patients who overdosed on the painkiller OxyContin was sentenced yesterday
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. Graves remained defiant,
telling the prosecutor that one day both of them would have to "stand
before God."

Prosecutors said Graves ran a "pill mill" that dispensed the powerful
painkiller to addicts and dealers. A jury found Graves guilty last month of
manslaughter, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and racketeering.