State v. Maidwell

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal challenging the dismissal of a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of wildlife on the ground that the statute of limitations had run. We reverse and remand this case for further proceedings.

*425I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1996, the defendant Frank Maidwell obtained a permit to hunt for antlerless elk, which is defined as either a cow elk or a bull elk with antlers less than six inches in length. On November 3, 1996, an officer from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game contacted Maidwell after receiving information that Maidwell had killed a…