U. S. v. Wyatt
408 F.3d 1257 (9th Cir.2005)
Defendants Joel A. Wyatt and Rebecca Kay Smith appealed their convictions for "(1) using, or aiding and abetting the use of, a hazardous or injurious device on federal land with the intent to obstruct a timber harvest; and (2) maintaining... {Continue reading}

United States v. Henderson
243 F.3d 1168 (9th Cir. 2001)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the defendant's conviction for violating a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulation prohibiting construction of enclosures, gates, or fences on BLM land without the agency's permission. Although the magistrate judge erred by not instructing the jury... {Continue reading}

United States v. Lynch
233 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2000)
The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's conviction of Ian Martin Lynch for knowingly removing an archaeological resource from public land in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA)[1] and remanded the case for further proceedings. The court held... {Continue reading}

United States v. MacDonald
339 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2003)
MacDonald challenged the enhancement of his sentence by the district court for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine due to the unlawful discharge of a hazardous substance. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the enhancement of MacDonald's sentence. MacDonald pled guilty to the charge... {Continue reading}

United States v. Moses
496 F.3d 984 (9th Cir. 2007)
Charles Lynn Moses (Moses) was charged with three counts of felonious criminal violations under the Clean Water Act (CWA)[1]for knowingly discharging and causing to be discharged pollutants from a point source into the waters of the United States without... {Continue reading}

United States v. Pearson
274 F.3d 1225 (9th Cir. 2001)
Thomas Pearson was convicted for criminal violations of sections 112(f)(4),[1] 112(h),[2] and 113 (c)(1)[3] of the Clean Air Act (CAA).[4] Pearson appealed, contending that the district court gave improper jury instructions concerning the charged offense elements, the district court improperly... {Continue reading}

United States v. Price
314 F.3d 417 (9th Cir. 2002)
Dennis Price, president of AB-HAZ Environmental, filed with the Ninth Circuit an interlocutory appeal of the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a Clean Air Act (CAA)[1] criminal indictment.[2] Price and his company, AB-HAZ, had been indicted after... {Continue reading}

United States v. Santillan
243 F.3d 1125 (9th Cir. 2001)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the defendant's conviction for a felony violation of the Lacey Act,[1] holding that a felony conviction under the Lacey Act does not require knowledge of the particular law violated by the possession of illegal wildlife, as... {Continue reading}

United States v. W.R. Grace
504 F.3d 745 (9th Cir. 2007)
Ongoing serious health problems suffered by residents in Libby, Montana, the site of a vermiculite ore mining and processing facility operated by W. R. Grace, prompted the United States to obtain an indictment against the company and seven of... {Continue reading}