United States v. Billy Paul Bullock, Wayne Lester Bullock and Allen Glen Bullock

The defendants were convicted on an information charging the unlawful taking of migratory birds over a baited area, in violation of 16 U.S.C. § 703 and 50 C.F.R. § 20.21 (1976). They take this appeal, alleging (1) that the evidence was insufficient and that the court erred in denying their motion for new trial; (2) that they were entitled to a trial by jury; and (3) that the conviction subjected them to double jeopardy.

I. Sufficiency of Evidence and New Trial Motion.

Title 16, section 703, of the United States Code provides:

Unless and except as permitted by regulations * * *, it shall be…