Legal Opinion
United States v. Finley Coal Company, a Partnership and Charles Finley, an Individual
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1974No. 72-2177PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCREE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether the Secretary of Interior’s failure to follow the formal rule-making provisions of 30 U.S.C. § 811 in promulgating regulations establishing certain mine safety standards precludes a prosecution for their violation. We hold that is does, and we affirm the order of the district court dismissing Count 7 of a pending twenty-four count indictment that charged defendants-appellees Finley Coal Company and Charles Finley with willful violations of interim mandatory safety standards established by the Federal Coal Mine Health and…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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