addiction

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-8087 Zachary S. Keeter v. United States Eighth Circuit 2022-06-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP addiction criminal-defense criminal-law due-process expert-testimony improperly-prescribed-medication involuntary-intoxication judicial-discretion medication-addiction mental-health psychosis-claim Should a person whose addiction is the result of improperly prescribed medication be allowed an involuntary intoxication defense?
20-7438 Christopher Stegawski v. United States Sixth Circuit 2021-03-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP addiction chronic-pain chronic-pain-treatment criminal-procedure drug-conspiracy drug-enforcement due-process federal-prosecution medical-licensing medical-practice-standard medical-prescribing opioid-prescribing When does chronic pain treatment prescribing to addicts become illegal?