Webb v. United States explained

Litigants:Webb v. United States
Arguedate:January 16
Argueyear:1919
Decidedate:March 3
Decideyear:1919
Fullname:Webb, et al. v. United States
Usvol:249
Uspage:96
Parallelcitations:39 S. Ct. 217; 63 L. Ed. 497; 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2230; 17 Ohio L. Rep. 88
Majority:Day
Joinmajority:Holmes, Pitney, Brandeis, Clarke
Dissent:White
Joindissent:McKenna, Van Devanter, McReynolds

Webb v. United States, 249 U.S. 96 (1919), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that prescriptions of narcotics for maintenance treatment was not within the discretion of physicians and thus not privileged under the Harrison Narcotics Act.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, New York: 2004, p. 263