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MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTCOTT

No. 75-1775.

431 U.S. 322 (1977)

MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTCOTT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1977.

PER CURIAM.

Respondent Westcott was arrested for violating a Massachusetts statute that prohibits nonresidents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from dragging for fish by beam or otter trawl in Vineyard Sound during July, August, and September.1 After he was found guilty, he pursued his right to de novo review and filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court granted direct appellate review...

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