Legal Opinion
Waltrip v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 25, 1949No. Record No. 3508PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
Waltrip, the petitioner, was found guilty of violating the State game laws in the circuit court of York county. He admitted that he had shot and killed a rabbit within the boundaries of Camp Peary on July 2, 1948, out of the lawful hunting season for rabbits in this Commonwealth.
The error assigned is that the area of Camp Peary is owned by the United States; that it has exclusive jurisdiction within the territorial limits of the area, and that the game *367laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia are not enforceable therein.
In September, 1942, and subsequent thereto, the United States acquired the…
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