Randall
Randall v. Board of Medical Examiners
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Schmidt, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in a proceeding in certiorari annulling a judgment of the Board, of Medical Examiners, by the terms of which last-mentioned judgment the respondent herein was found guilty of a violation of the Medical Practice Act and was granted probation for a period of five years.
The Medical Practice Act, in so far as applicable to this case, provides: “Whenever any holder of a certificate herein provided for is guilty of unprofessional conduct as the same is defined in this act and the said unprofessional conduct has been brought to the attention of the board granting said certificate, ... it shall be the duty of the board, and the board shall have the power to suspend the right of the holder of said certificate to practice for a period not exceeding one year, or to place the holder of said certificate upon probation, or suspend judgment in such cases, or revoke his certificate or take such other action in relation to the punishment of the holder of said certificate as it may deem proper. . . . The words ‘unprofessional conduct’ as used in this act are hereby declared to -mean: . . . Tenth: Advertising, announcing…