State v. Crawford

FORET, Justice Ad Hoc.*

Omer Scott Crawford (defendant) was charged by bill of information with hunting deer at night (count 1) in violation of LSA-R.S. 56:123(E)(2), and with hunting from a moving vehicle (count 2) in violation of LSA-R.S. 56:124(1). The deer hunting season was legally open in DeSoto Parish on November 24, 1980, the date on which the aforementioned offenses allegedly occurred.

Defendant was tried and found guilty of both offenses by the trial court on February 25, 1981. On count # 1, the trial court sentenced defendant to pay a fine of $250.00 and to imprisonment in the parish…