State v. Byrne

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted for possessing a wild deer taken in closed season in violation of 10 V.S.A. § 4781 regulating the possession of big game. His appeal presents three issues: (1) whether the prosecution of this offense was precluded by a plea agreement in a previous case; (2) whether a search and seizure on defendant’s home premises violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and (3) whether the State’s evidence was sufficient to support the conviction. We affirm.

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Defendant claims that the State was foreclosed from prosecuting him for this…