State v. Garbe

It is undisputed that Finley’s dog was shot and killed in or near the public highway adjoining Finley’s field after sundown but while it was still light. The questions involved and decisive here are whether or not the defendant was the person who shot it, and whether the dog was wearing a license tag. Since a violation of sec. 343.47, Stats., constitutes a crime, guilt must be established beyond a reasonable doubt.

Complainant testified that he went to his field in the early evening in an automobile to get a calf, and the dog accompanied him. While complainant was so engaged, the dog chased a…