Pubdate: Sat, 23 Mar 2002
Source: Baltimore Sun (MD)
Section: National Digest
Copyright: 2002 The Baltimore Sun, a Times Mirror Newspaper.
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DOCTOR GETS OVER 60 YEARS IN FOUR OXYCONTIN DEATHS

MILTON, Fla. -- A doctor convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of four 
patients who overdosed on the painkiller OxyContin was sentenced yesterday 
to nearly 63 years in prison.

Dr. James Graves, 55, was the nation's first doctor to be found guilty of 
manslaughter or murder in an OxyContin death. Graves remained defiant, 
telling the prosecutor that one day both of them would have to "stand 
before God."

Prosecutors said Graves ran a "pill mill" that dispensed the powerful 
painkiller to addicts and dealers. A jury found Graves guilty last month of 
manslaughter, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and racketeering.
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