ELR Citation: ELR 20662
No(s). s. 92-5826, 93-5271 (4th Cir. Nov 26, 1993)

The court upholds the Lacey Act convictions of a collector and a distributor of mussels taken in violation of West Virginia law and upholds the sentence enhancements of the distributor. The collector illegally dove for mussels in the Ohio River and sold the mussels to the distributor, who then shipp...