Bennett v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

William Bennett and Joseph Louis Votta appeal from the denial of their motions for new trial following their joint trial and convictions for hunting deer over a baited field and hunting without wearing orange. Because the issues in each appeal are the sufficiency of the evidence and whether, under OCGA § 27-3-9 (c), Department of Natural Resources rangers were required to notify Bennett and Votta that the fields were baited and give them an opportunity to post the fields prior to prosecuting them, the appeals are consolidated.

1. Both Bennett and Votta challenge the…