Jones v. People
Jones v. People
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court:
The first count of the information charges the defendant with unlawfully practicing medicine by holding bimself out as being engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of human beings, without a license. The second count charges him with the same offense, by attaching the title “Doctor” and abbreviation ■“Dr.” to his name, indicating that he was engaged in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases and injuries of human beings, without a license.
Defendant’s lawyer, and the district attorney, filed a stipulation of facts, wherein the defendant admitted that be held himself out to the public as being engaged in the ■diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of
Upon this stipulation of fact, the court denied a motion to discharge the defendant, found him guilty, and fined him fifty dollars.
In this, the court was in error. Section 6069, Rev. Stats. 1908, upon which the prosecution is based, defining the practice of medicine, provides: “Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit * * * nor shall it apply to * * * the practice of osteopathy, when not prescribing medicine or administering drugs.” The stipulation brought the defendant clearly within the exception. The court should have sustained the motion and discharged the defendant. Reversed.
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