People v. Wetle

Filed 12/13/19 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, H046762 (Monterey County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. Nos. 17AP000004, MS34l769A) v. GERARD ROBERT WETLE, Defendant and Appellant. A jury convicted defendant Gerard Robert Wetle of 28 misdemeanor violations of the Fish and Game Code based on the placement of commercial crab traps in protected sanctuary waters. Defendant’s commercial fishing license number was attached to the illegally placed crab traps, which the prosecutor argued was sufficient to convict…