Two Central Texas doctors lose licenses after felony convictions
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An 85-year-old Marble Falls psychiatrist who pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge was sentenced Tuesday in Burnet County to 10 years of probation and a short jail stay.
Barlow Smith reached an agreement with the Burnet County district attorney’s office in which he pleaded guilty to one of three felony counts concerning the fraudulent dispensing of a controlled substance. The DA recommended probation on the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. District Judge Evan Stubbs agreed to the probation and also sentenced Smith to 15 days in the Burnet County Jail and fined him $1,000, plus $359 in court costs…
The board accepted the surrender of Smith’s license in connection with the felony. Smith’s history with the board goes back to 2009 when it disciplined him for an alleged sexual relationship with a patient who had been sexually abused as a child…
Excerpted from:Two Central Texas doctors lose licenses after felony convictions
By Mary Ann Roser
Austin American Statesman
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