United States v. Gilbert G. Hamel

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Gilbert G. Hamel was convicted by a district court jury of wilfully discharging gasoline onto Lake St. Clair, a navigable waterway, in violation of Section 101 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended in 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.

In his direct appeal Hamel asserts that certain closing arguments of the prosecution were improper, that there was insufficient evidence of his identity and scienter to support his conviction and that the section of the Act under which he was indicted and convicted did not prohibit the discharge of gasoline. We affirm.

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