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Former SW Va. doctor once again convicted of improperly prescribing opioids - Mountain Top Media

Summary by Mountain Top Media | | Pikeville, KY
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwestern Virginia doctor has been convicted of improperly prescribing opioid medications a second time, after his first conviction was overturned due to one word in the jury instructions. Joel Smithers, 42, a former osteopathic doctor in Martinsville, was convicted by a federal jury on Saturday, following 12 days of testimony and two days of deliberations. The jury found him guilty of one count of maintaining a place for unl
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