State v. Hankins

The defendant, Roy Hankins, was charged on June 30, 1982, in the District Court of the First Judicial District, with the felony offense of trafficking in the unlawfully obtained body parts of a protected species. On August 27, 1982, Hankins entered a plea of not guilty. On March 9, 1983, a jury found Hankins guilty of the offense charged. Hankins appeals from the jury verdict. We affirm.

At the outset, we note certain facts relevant to this appeal:(1) In order to sell or transfer a bobcat pelt the pelt must bear a tag issued by a warden from the Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department. The tag is…