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"Instead, jurors heard from two doctors who said they had been treating O'Hara ..."

Both were prescribing Vicodin, and neither knew about the other. This is known as "doctor shopping".

In 1981 and 1982, O'Hara served eight months of a one-year prison sentence for possession of hallucinogenic drugs. In 1986 through 1988, he served two years of a five-year prison sentence for trafficking in cocaine and dissuading a witness.

This guy isn't some innocent schmuck "caught up" in the system. He's a drug dealer.

What if he was caught with 580 Vicodin pills instead of 58 -- but he was being treated and had a prescription? Should the jury be told that that it's legal to possess Vicodin if you have "a prescription"?

So it's really a question of what constitutes "too many" pills. You or I possessing 58 pills -- no problem. But this clown was driving around with pills in an unlabeled bottle and had a history of drug dealing, so the prosecutor took advantage of a poorly written law and went after him.

Both were prescribing Vicodin, and neither knew about the other. This is known as "doctor shopping".

It is not uncommon to have the same prescription from two different doctors, and you would have to truly be insane to live in Florida these days.

This guy isn't some innocent schmuck "caught up" in the system. He's a drug dealer.

His last conviction for drug dealing was in 86, 21 years ago, so your statement must assume "once a drug dealer, always a drug dealer."

So it's really a question of what constitutes "too many" pills. You or I possessing 58 pills -- no problem. But this clown was driving around with pills in an unlabeled bottle and had a history of drug dealing, so the prosecutor took advantage of a poorly written law and went after him.

And now he is going to get his head handed to him in civil court. This guy is not only going to get his 500K back but since he did 2 years in prison for something he did not do, much more.

I know you will probably say screw him because he used to be a drug dealer, but our system of justice is not supposed to work that way.

One person who I don't remember said it well:

We used to put people in jail because we feared them. Now we put people in jail because we are mad at them.

This is known as "doctor shopping".

The same thing Rush was doing. Rush should be serving 25 year minimum.

What if he...

Always a fun game to play for those with no bisis in fact.

this clown was driving around with pills in an unlabeled bottle and had a history of drug

Like Rush traveling by plane with Viagra in an unregistered bottle, with a history of drug abuse, should be facing the same mandatory minimum of 25 years right?

Same state, same charges, different perspective. Was O'Hare railroaded or was Rush alowed to skate or both?