State v. Parson

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} Defendant Calvin Parson unlawfully transported elk heads. He appeals his convictions under felony statutes outlawing “transporting ... stolen or unlawfully possessed livestock or any unlawfully possessed game animal, or any parts thereof,” NMSA 1978, § 30-18-6 (1963), and conspiring to commit that crime, see NMSA 1978, § 30-28-2(A) (1979). He grounds his appeal on the view that he should have only been charged with a misdemeanor under the more specifically applicable game and fish laws in NMSA 1978, §§ 17-2-7 and -20.3 (1979), and NMSA 1978, § 17-2-10 (1999). We agree…