Hodnett v. State, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Pursuant to a bench trial in the County Court of Warren County, Timothy Hodnett was found guilty of hunting deer during the closed season in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated Section 49-7-*10445(l)(f) (Rev.1999).1 Hodnett was sentenced to (1) pay a $500 fine, (2) pay all court costs in the amount of $96 and (3) serve sixty days in jail, suspended upon a one-year good behavior period. Hodnett appealed to the Circuit Court of Warren County which affirmed the county court conviction and sentence. Feeling aggrieved, Hodnett2 filed this appeal, alleging (1) due…