Katz

Harvey C. Katz and David Secon were accused by indictment of multiple violations of the Health and Safety Code. Count I accused Katz of forging a prescription for dihydrohydroxycodeinone (hereinafter referred to as percodan ) counts II, III, IV and V accused him of forging prescriptions for codeine; counts VI and X each accused Katz and Secón jointly of forging a prescription for percodan. Forging a prescription for a narcotic is made a crime by section 11715, Health and Safety Code.

Count XXII accused Katz and Secón jointly of selling percodan. The unlawful sale of a narcotic is made a crime by section 11501, Health and Safety Code.

Katz was convicted in a jury trial on all counts, except counts XX and XXI, on which he was acquitted.

Secon was accused, additionally, by counts VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII of forging prescriptions for percodan; count XIX accused him of unlawfully selling codeine and count XXIII accused him of unlawfully selling percodan. He was convicted on all counts in which he was separately charged and with Katz was convicted upon counts VI, X and XXII. Application of defendants for probation was denied, as were motions for a new…