Sanchez v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Thomas H. Sanchez and Michael F. Holmes were convicted on December 3, 1978, in a justice of the peace court of the Second District of Pearl River County, Mississippi, of “willfully and unlawfully hunting deer with aid of light.” The transcript of the judgments entered in the justice of the peace court reflect that the defendants pleaded guilty to the charge, were found guilty, and each was fined $500 plus court costs.

Charges were also brought against each defendant for “willfully and unlawfully hunting from public road.” All charges resulted from…