Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1997No. Nos. 96-4498, 96-4503, 96-4537 and 96-4774PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion for the court in parts I, II, V, and VI and Judge LUTTIG joined in parts I and V and Judge PAYNE joined in parts I, II, V, and VI. Judge LUTTIG wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment. Judge PAYNE wrote a separate opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge,
writing for the court on parts I, II, V and VI:
The defendants in this case were convicted of felony violations of the Clean Water Act for knowingly discharging fill and excavated material into wetlands of the United States without a permit. On this appeal…
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