Doctor Could Get Prison in OxyContin Deaths
A doctor on trial in the deaths of four patients who overdosed on OxyContin is no different from a drug dealer, a prosecutor said in closing arguments in Milton.
Dr. James Graves, 55, testified that he did not know his patients were abusing drugs and said no one would have died if OxyContin had been taken as prescribed.
The six-member jury is expected to begin deliberating today.
Graves is charged with racketeering, four counts of manslaughter through culpable negligence and five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. If convicted on all counts, Graves could face up to 30 years in state prison.
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