Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1898

State v. Taft

State v. Taft
Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Decided July 18, 1898 · Matteson, Stiness, Tillinghast, Rogers, Douglas, Boswortli
40 A. 736; 20 R.I. 645; 1898 R.I. LEXIS 129

State v. Taft

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The defendant was adjudged probably guilty by the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, of a violation of cap. 165, Gen. Laws R. I., “of the practice of medicine.” The defendant, who is a believer in metaphysical healing, claims that said chapter, so far as it relates to the acts complained of, is in violation of Art. 1, § 3, Const. R. I.

Although the testimony differs somewhat in character from that in State v. Mylod, ante 632, and State v. Anthony, ante 644, it fails to show that the defendant, in the statutory sense, was guilty of an unlawful practice of medicine. This being so, the constitutional question is not before the court. See opinion, State v. Mylod.

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