9th Circuit: Storage Of Hazardous Waste Is A Crime Of General Intent

Mealey's (September 14, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Idaho did not err when excluding a man’s evidence pertaining to his diminished capacity, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 13, holding that the storage of hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act is a crime of general intent (United States of America v. Max Spatig, No. 15-30322, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17800)....