Key v. State

The plaintiffs in error, hereinafter referred to as defendants, were convicted of the offense of hunting during the closed season. Each defendant was fined $50.00 and •costs by the Trial Judge, who heard the case without the intervention of a jury. Defendants’ motions for new trial were overruled by the Trial Judge and they have perfected their appeals to this Court.

Since assignments of error 1 and 2 relate to the evidence, it is necessary briefly to review the facts. The record shows that on the evening of August 9, 1963. State Game & Fish officers went into the Walland and Townsend area of…