U.S. v. HUBENKA

No. 05-8006.

438 F.3d 1026 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John HUBENKA, Defendant-Appellant. Northern Arapahoe Tribe, Eastern Shoshone Tribe, and National Wildlife Federation, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Rogers, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Raymond P. Moore, Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Cheyenne, WY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Linda S. Kato, Special Assistant United States Attorney (Matthew H. Mead, United States Attorney, John R. Green, Assistant United States Attorney, David A. Kubichek, Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas D. Lustig, Jim Murphy and Michael A. Saul, National Wildlife Federation, Boulder, CO, filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of Northern Arapahoe Tribe, Eastern Shoshone Tribe and National Wildlife Federation.

Before EBEL, McWILLIAMS and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

A second superceding indictment charged John Edward Hubenka with three counts of discharging pollutants into the Wind River in violation of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a) and 1319(c)(2)(A). A jury found Hubenka guilty on all three counts. Hubenka appeals his convictions. He argues his activities on the Wind River lie beyond the reach of the Clean Water Act. Hubenka also contends the district...

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