Legal Opinion
State v. Svenson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1985No. 51149-7PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, J.
The State appeals the superior court ruling finding Thomas Svenson and Steve Nelson not guilty of violating WAC 220-32-031, unlawful operation of a salmon gill net in a closed area, Columbia River Management Area 1A. We affirm.
On August 27, 1980, Steve Nelson was cited for violation of WAC 220-32-031, unlawful gillnetting, by Washington Fisheries officers. A bench trial was held in North District Court for Pacific County. The District Court held that if the fishing was not legal on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, the territory in which the defendant was cited, a verdict of guilty would…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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