COOK, Justice.
W.A. Phillips was charged with hunting over a baited field, in violation of § 9-11-244, Ala.Code 1975. At trial, Phillips denied having any knowledge that the field in which he was hunting was baited. The trial court, over Phillips's objection, held that hunting over a baited field is a strict-liability offense. The trial court then instructed the jury that if Phillips had hunted over a baited field he could be found guilty even without proof that...
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