State v. Saunders

ALBRIGHT, Justice:

Appellant Norma Jean Saunders seeks to overturn a felony conviction1 for violating the Solid Waste Management Act (the “Act”).2 The violation arose from the continued operation of a construction and demolition landfill known as Rick’s Used Auto Parts in contravention of a cease and desist order the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issued on August 28, 2002. The cease and desist order resulted from Appellant’s continuing failure to adhere to the terms of a consent order she executed on August 9, 2001.3 Based on her *572position that a prior conviction…