State v. Hilliker

The respondent was found guilty by a jury in the Franklin Municipal Court of the unlawful possession of a wild deer. Judgment was entered on the verdict, sentence imposed and execution stayed. The matter is before this Court on respondent’s exceptions. He briefs three; to the court’s refusal to dismiss the information ; to the court’s charge and to the court’s refusal to set aside the verdict.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the state the jury could reasonably find the following facts. On February 2,1952, a deer was set upon by dogs in Highgate and badly injured. It was…