STATE v. BURKE

No. 46155.

92 Wn.2d 474 (1979)

598 P.2d 395

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. LOUIS R. BURKE, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haugen & Thoreen, by Henry Haugen and Harold A. Thoreen, for appellant.

Grant S. Meiner, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.


ROSELLINI, J.

The appellant, a commercial gill-net fisherman, was cited for unlawfully possessing or taking fish during a closed season, and was found guilty when the matter was tried to the Superior Court.

The State's evidence showed that at 5:30 a.m. on August 2, 1976, Department of Fisheries patrol officers observed the appellant's vessel approaching Port Angeles. The nets, which were on the deck, were wet and contained marine growth. There was a good wind...

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