State v. Essex

Jerry Essex was convicted by a jury in Klickitat County as an accomplice to each of the following: two counts unlawful hunting without a bear stamp, one count unlawful hunting without a hound stamp and one count unlawful hunting without a hunting license. He appeals the convictions; we reverse one of the counts of unlawful hunting without a bear stamp 1 but affirm the other three counts.

In April 1985, Joseph R. Sandberg, an agent with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, began a covert investigation of hunting violations in southeastern Washington. Using an assumed identity, he made…