Manning v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is a violation of Article 924, V.A.P.C., which denounces, among other things, the placing of substances deleterious to fish life in the waters of this state for the purpose of catching fish; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $100.00.

The appellant plead guilty without the services of an attorney and then filed a motion for new trial.

We shall discuss the contentions ably briefed and argued in this court by his capable attorney employed on appeal.

He first contends that the court heard evidence in the absence of the accused. He supports this…