State v. Alexander

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

The defendants are three residents of Tennessee and duly licensed by that state as commercial fishermen. They were charged in the Municipal Court of West Memphis, Arkansas, with the crimes of operating commercial fishing tackle while non-residents of Arkansas and using trammel and gill nets at night in violation of Arkansas statutes. Upon a trial, the defendants were found guilty and fined $50 on each charge and their tackle ordered confiscated. They appealed to the Crittenden Circuit Court.

At the trial in Circuit Court, the trial judge granted the State’s motion for…