State v. McLerran

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for hunting gray squirrels during a closed season. Defendant has raised two issues: first, whether the State met its burden of proving all elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and second, whether the search of the tool carrier on defendant’s truck was constitutionally valid.

The facts are not in dispute. On August 19, 1978, a Wildlife Resources officer on patrol in Clay County heard several gun*842shots and proceeded in the direction from which they came. He arrived at a fence and gate and waited for someone to approach. In a…