United States v. Joe Ben Webb

Joe Ben Webb, the appellant, appeals his conviction for violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174 (unlawfully conspiring to receive, conceal, buy, sell and facilitate the distribution and sale of heroin).

The first issue presented for our review is a challenge, on various grounds, to the constitutionality of the statute in question. The crime of conspiracy is itself generally challenged and Webb would have us hold that an indictment charging a conspiracy, under this' or any other statute, is invalid. The matter is so well-settled in the criminal law that we refrain from any discussion or further comment…