Legal Opinion
United States v. Kyle Jones, United States of America v. Gary Neil
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1984No. 83-5181, 83-5182PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.
On November 7, 1980, an explosion at a coal mine operated by the Westmoreland Coal Company in Boone County, West Virginia killed five miners. Following an investigation, Kyle Jones, the mine superintendent, and Gary Neil, the night shift supervisor, were indicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. They were jointly tried to a jury and convicted of violations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. §§ 801-960 (1982). 1 The defendants appeal their convictions. We affirm.
I. Background
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