United States First Circuit
US v. Agosto-Vega, 09-1158
Conviction of a company in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and its owner and principal officer for violating criminal provisions of the Clean Water Act is vacated where: 1) district court committed a structural error by excluding the public from the courtroom during the selection of the jury; and 2) the government proved the charges against defendants by sufficient evidence to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/18/2010
- Published 08/18/2010
Judges
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Martin G. Weinberg, Lisa E. Jones