Guilty verdict against Philipsburg doctor Larry Adams on all 34 charges.

"We're very pleased with the verdict," said Deputy Attorney General Janice Martino-Gottshall. "This jury worked extremely hard on this case."
The verdict came after eight days and several evenings of testifying, a trial which saw more than 30 tapes played, both video and audio, and more than a dozen witnesses taking the stand.Deputy Attorney General Larry Cherba was also pleased with the decision, saying it was a good jury."This was a very tough case," he said. "This was not an easy case."Ms. Martino-Gottshall said the jury went above and beyond. "They worked long days and even evenings to get this case done on time," she said.But, while they were pleased with the verdict, the defense attorneys were not."We're completely shocked," said Joseph Bondy, defense attorney. "Frankly I'm stunned. The verdict is contrary to the evidence presented."He said the evidence demonstrated that Joel Conway pushed, badgered and twisted Dr. Adams."At one point Joel testified that Larry could have escaped," Mr. Bondy said. "That clearly shows entrapment, because he shouldn't have had to escape."As Dr. Adams heard the verdict being read, he put his head down, and one of his attorneys, Robert Fogelnest, slowly sat down as the guilty verdicts were read for prescribing outside accepted treatment principles, criminal conspiracy to obtain possession of a controlled substance, dispensing/prescribing to a drug-dependent person, refusal or failure to keep required records and 30 similar charges.A pretrial investigation will be conducted next, with a sentence expected within six weeks."He's looking at substantial time in prison," Ms. Martino-Gottshall said. "The jury looked at the facts. With that many counts and details, this was a very alert and hard working jury."After the verdict was read, Dr. Adams was asked to remove his belongings, including belt, wallet and other items. He had a group hug with his brother and his father before being taken into custody by the Centre County sheriff's department and taken to the Centre County Prison on $300,000 bail. As of this morning he was still in the jail.
"We will file a post trial motion," Mr. Bondy said.He said that Dr. Adams would be bailed out as soon as he can begin to wind his practice down and to help his patients find new doctors. He said they will seek the assistance of the medical board to help locate other doctors."It's obviously a very sad day for Larry Adams and his family," Mr. Bondy said.