Ez. sv. April 2, 1957 w tr ve o_ SS [o] Lay PPD beet ok eer aT rea Ge as Ogden Cleared | On 3 Charges, Free On Ath quitted in Criminal Court today on three narcotic charges and on a fourth was released on probation iwthout entry of any verdict. Judge Joseph L. Carter, who had been ' considering the charges since late’ November, called on Dr. Ogden to pay the “voluntarily surrendered his narcotic tax stamp issued him Act on a permanent basis.” tients, although it would not part of such prescriptions. Combined Problem forcement,and said he remained severe penalties should be main- tained in the law.” Calling drug addiction a “combined health and law-en- forcement problem,” the judge said that the medical profession and enforcement authorities should work in ecomplete co: operations, in an effort to stamp out all illicit drug traffic. The one case in which the judge issued the probation find- ing dealt with the defendant's issuance of prescriptions to,an *laddict, in one instance for an- other acquaintance of the pa- tient who did not appear before the doctor. Judge Carter noted that doc- tors as well,as enforcement men say that most drug addicts are “pathological liars,” but he stressed the fact that a miniature recording machine concealed in the patient’s clothing had made a record of the man’s dealings with Dr. Ogden. “Enviabie Reputation” Dr. Ogden’s “enviable reputa- tion’? was shown by testimony of character reputation, Judge Car- ter pointed out. In addition, a large group of medical men had attended the complete trial, and at its conclusion announced their view that Dr. Ogden had acted in good faith, although his judg- ment might have been ques- tioned... “I ean follow and I accept their conclusions as to-all of the violations of which Dr. Ogden has-been charged, under: the coe at 24, Column 4] Dr. Frank N. Ogden was ac- court costs and noted that the/[ ‘physician and surgeon had| under the Harrison ° Narcotic) _ Judge Carter noted that the] surrender of the nfarcotic}) :lstamp will prevent Dr. Ogden], :|from dispensing or prescribing {narcotics even for. medical pa- prevent him from issuing pre-| scriptions for patients in which] a narcotic was a component|) In a ten-page written opinion, || Judge Carter discussedat length] the problems of narcotics en-|| convinced ‘‘that strict and]! en a ed. ete et et See EES TNO 0. be et ot aa Hee Tet st oD