Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas Bentley-Smith and Edsil M. Elledge, Jr., A/K/A Ken Elledge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1993No. 91-3427PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Per curiam
Following a jury trial, Ken Elledge and Thomas Bentley-Smith were convicted of conspiring to illegally transport hazardous waste and illegally transporting hazardous materials. Bentley-Smith was also convicted of storing hazardous material without a permit. The defendants raise several issues in this appeal. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
During early 1983, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture (LDA) sought to dispose of twelve drums of herbicide containing 2, 4, 5-Trichlorophenoxyaeetic acid (2, 4, 5-T) and 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4r-D) —…
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