State v. Miles

The prosecuting attorney for Thurston county filed an information charging defendant with “the crime of offering a reward for display of a game animal, . . . to-wit: a deer.” The alleged illegality of defendant’s act was based on a regulation prescribed by the state game commission. Defendant’s demurrer to the information was sustained, and, the state having elected to stand on its pleading, the court entered an order dismissing the action. The state has appealed.

According to the briefs, this controversy arose out of the following facts: Respondent, Beryl S. Miles, is engaged in the operation…