OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

Zonorabla Xlllian Curry 

county Attorary 

Rurn42 county 

lwnat, hxas 

AUSTIN 

rtfas 4gr44 that 

&t.lOIl covars t&h8 

x4 dlrlsrenos 

a&atlon cr the 0980 

fully 2-6~~3 tte oplalon in tne oaaa or 

. Z'. (2d) 561, which you say iavol?4o 

"It sbsll be ucli~wful icr my parson ot 

my tic!@ ct the par tn ksant deer or any rather 
Hoaorabls Mlllsn Curry, psgs 2 

snimal or bird protooted by this ohsptar, bl 

thr sld of what La ooaaonly knowa 48 8 head 

ll.@ht or huntha ls(pp, or by 4rtifiol4l light 

sttaahsd to an sutoaobils, or by t&a mans OS 

any form or artifiofal light. .%n$ parson tiolstin(: en9 of ths provlslons of this Artlola 

shall ba dssmd $uilty of 4 itlidssissnor snd U?QlL 

sonvlotlon shall bs flnsd In any (IUP of not 

1488 than rifty (.$50.00) dollar8 nor aors than 

two hondrrd. ($2:-2oc,.OC) dollara, or by oon~lnsfasnt in ths cdunty jell ror not less tha 

thirty (30) days nor aors than ninsty (90) 

days, or by both such Pins en!! laprlsan!ssnt. 

Ths pos844aion of 4 hssdllsht, er any other 

huntin!$ light ussd on or about ths hsnd when 

hunti= at night, bstrssn sunlrst and' oar-half 

hour errors sunrl54, by sny psrson mntfng in 

a community where ~ssr ars known to rangy, 

shnll bs prims faois sri~dsnos that thr parson 

found in Foaaaeeion of al4 hscidlfeht or ,othsr 

hunting lQ,ht, la violatIne ths ~ror~4lon4 of 

thir 6rt1c18." 

IOU date the testimony c$ ths St%ts*s witnsae, 

a Osss visrdrn, to ~bsI 

"Thst he saw m plckop baliif tlri+aa at 4 

vary alowr.?Tis of epssd up and!down ,a oountry 

road ia deer country rrt night. Ths dsfsndsnt 

was driving ths ost, ah114 an irncnown 34rson 

stood u9 in the bed of such piokup and shlnad 

the rays of an ~rtlSlolel light that ha had 00. 

or about his head into tbs adjoining pao:UTas 

an4 f isldr. Kc shots wars firsd. The WI tnsos 

coulb not tall whstber the asn stsndlng ap had 

a gunor not. Tbs witness stopped the oar but 

tha aen in the bsb cot awag in ttis dark. The 

dsfsndant, dritsr of Ch4 autoaobils, Is Wing 

prosroutsd a8 a prlaolp51. In his tsstimony 

thr Stats'e nltnsaa osrsfully follows ths wordirq of thr rrlm faoie fssturs of ths statuts 

t44tlfyln~'to every elsnsnt in that psrt cr 

the statuts. 1%~ wltascr) tsrtiflsd 'that the 
Eonornbls Pllliam Curry, page 3 

man rts+dIng fin ths bad of ths plokup wai In 

p04445410n of 4 hradllght, or scar other ions 

. of hunting light uesd on or about hla h4aC, 

while huntiw et night, b4tw44a ronr4t and onehalf hour brrors suarI44, sad that suah p4rson 

we8 then and them hunting In a oomanlty whars 

deer ware th@n aad t&me known to razup, 

dent. 

“Thle tsstlamny wee dsnlsd by the dafm- 

*Thr defsnUsnt~8 oounwl drmidr (1) that 

the oourt shall not instrust the jury es to tha 

prim fools srIdsao4 fsaturs of the statute; 

and (21 #et tha oourt shall sub&t ths 0404 on 

a oharga 2t olroazst4ntle1 4*1d*ac4. 'Ths St& 

contanda the opposlts, rsklzg for Q &m&s on 

the p&m f4014 4olb4no4 feature, end&myIng 

that a ahergs oa aIroua&antIal 4vld4ao4 ~mulQ 

be pzwpt~r.~ 

Ths sot of huntlng is ona cf ths ~maln am3 sssantlal iSOt to be proviA in this alee in order bo justlry 

a aonvIotIon. thdoubtsdlp, the State rallso upon cfrourastsntisl sVidoras to prove this =aZn fsot, slncs nslthsr 

ths dsfandtit nor hire ooapenlon la ohown to hara flrod a 

shot nor to hsve bsso Ia po44444Ion of a weepon ospsbls of 

killing a dam. tt ie true thet 0114 cJf the State’8 wltnesaar 

t86tlflsQ un4~ulvoasllp that ths asfsnaant~e aosipanlon i14s 

hunting; but It la etldmt, froa the other fsots rtatrd by 

you, thnt suoh tsstlso~f wa# lirnly an Infarsnar on hi8 

part drawn fro41 the ourround5.ag olroum5tano44 aot~lall~ obsrrrsd by hIfs. 

From this point 14 wleh to dlrsot your rttsatlon 

to th8 r01109dng droialon or the Court or Crbalnnl Appeals 

of T4x44: 

Xharo 01ls trot la proved from wblsh another raot 

is to bs inferred, the charge (on oirou~tantlal l Vld4noo) 

aust be (31VWl. Sentry v. Litsts, 56 3. ~1. 6E. 
nOtlorabl4 wllllem Curxy, p8BI b 

Thr oonoburion that th8 asoar&~partlolpatrd In 

thr attack on the daeaarrd king but iniarmoe fro8 othrr 

olrotm8taa448, law or olrorurtrntial l vida uoshould a ha+8 

bren glvrra. De+18 v. Steta, 296 S. 8. 895. 

X8 a prowoution Mr bur(llary wh4rr 811 thr l vldonor la rrbtion to tha brasking sad ratrri~ 14 oiroor8tontia1, 8 oharg4 oa ~lr4wmtrntial rila4acr l hmld be 

BlV8n, and the i8ot that l o8u84d had pl88ded guilt Of a 

theft ot $rowrty 8tOl4.A duriLt& the burtirry, whlo h: pl8a 

i8~introdao4d in 4vid4ao4 4048 not dir~Ia84 with thr noo4S4ity Of tbo ohrrgr 00 Oi~OWUt8lIti8l 4V144OO4. B4aaoa 

v. Stat., 67 8. E. 96, 69 Lb R. A. 193. 

It 18 therrforr oar oplaioa that a oharar on 

oircaortantial 4+144aae rhculd ba glvaa. 

"A *&we tPclr oa44* 14 that eraount of 

evldrnor whioh would be suffioi4ot to oountrrbrlano4 the gaarnl pr44us@ilon or lnnoora44 

l a 4 wclrrant a oenvlotloa,. if not 4nao4nt4xwi 

and ooatroll4d bf 4~~44504 tonding to Oontrs4lot lt, and ren44r,lt laprobrbla, or to prove 

OthrS? taOt8 ~fl4OZb8i4t4llt with ft." FOX48 IUlb 

Fhr4848, vol. 33, Da&?0 545. 

l 'rrfPa ft3Ol4' I344n8 68 it rir8t 4pp48F8; 

4t fiS8t right8 ot fir8t Vi4w; 00 it4 i8041 On 

the raO4 Cir itt On th4 rh8t 8ppaerenOe~*wOrd8 

and Fbtam48, Vol. 33, peg8 542. 

"'biM feOi4 4Vidanoa’ 58 s4xely proof 

Of the 0484 UpOn whioh thq Jrtrp IMY find 0 

verdict, uairri rrbuttrd by othrr rvldrao4. 

In other wordr, prlaa r40i4 l vld4noe 14 not 

00n01~8iv8, but 18 ruot a8 ~olrl br OvIrOOma br 

4vl44oo4 to ah8 oontnry; and 8o8h~4vi44n44 

18 to b@ w4igh.d tOg8theT with th8 otbrr 8Vidmcr, and la ooan8otion with the r4aronIIblr 
HoUorrbla ~llllaa Curry, paggc) 5

dohbt an4 prrruaption or inaoo4n44 vhlob obtafn 

in 811 oridinal trlrlr.* Jlsook 1. 3tat4, 30 

s. %. 794. 

156. 

A180 Bton4ha3 v. Ctata, 268 U. ii. 

12d) 4~~ OItl~ Uptn10~8 'I. Stat@, 32 8. M. 

fn the Pa48 Or Fotsat Q. Wato, 133 S. 2-i" (2d) 

581, oltad by yQU, tho h&rib of ‘%InkiCi~ dFp4418 88id: 

“b 8UbUkittti3& Oh, 0084 t0 the Jury the 

trial $uige avm :A oherg* the prism r40I4 

olew4 OS *a f 4 8tttOl.r. Objrotlon ~44 fntrr- 

~08443 on bb gmaa that it wa8 not applio8bl4 

uadar the taOt8 Of th pT484nt 0684e hpp4118llt 

ah0 OOaplein@d b408U84 th4 OOUrt did not Oh8rg4 

on oiroo~tsntial 8vl4rnc4, and F~rreantrd 0134 

la proper for;? with r@qU@lt that it be &van. 

If the OQWt W48 ri@lt ill g:Viq the i.nh'uOtlon on tb4 prh4 r40i4 raaturt of the etatote,' 

it obVI4t4d tb4 Xl40448itp Qf OhW&l& OIL airOUwtantiet 4Vid4n44, Othr!!mIr@ tb4 0~188IOfi 

to 4hargr on oIronrartantIa% l vidrnor rrould be 

l rro?. It will be noted that In the first part 

0r Art. $02, P. C. It rrrar8 o4praIelly to hunt- 

~II@ with light4 kuOwri 48 a 'h@adll$ht 

or huntlug-leap an4 than inOlUd48 

'an7 other foxa of 4rtIdcIsl light,' but fa8trIatr tha"p~Irea taoI la4tura of the statute 

FI8ttir4 OIA th4 8QtIth 8Id4 Of th4 TO@d h8 Wa8 

not U8lng, wbot a48 QOm4Ou~~ kWWIA a4 8 'hrsdlight’ or g&u?atIag l841p.’ X4 ha4 oal{ an rrtlrlaial 11&t, knowa 88 l 'rl88hlI~ht. Ma had 

it ill hi8 ha:n4. It i8 tN4 OM Oi the St4t4’8 

WitM8848 t88tlfl8d that 8u4h 8 li&ht OOUid be 

ured on the ha44 b 

but there 18 uo i 

918dm it Ia the hat 0X.684, 

4v den64 the0 appalmlt *aI 80 

u8ing it on or 8bout the head, and it I4 only 

Wh4U 80 U84d th8t 8h4 8btUt4 in qU48tIOn WOUld 

et8ka the pO88484iOii Of 8UOh 8 lhht 150 a 

lant than had prIa4 faoia svId@na@ thrt ii 

041. 

4 W88 
~oaorsblr ElllI4a hurry, psgr 6 

violating the hunting rtatutr ia qu88tion. 

The orblnrry flaehllght 14 an artlola 0r 8uoh 

cozuon ~44 that It as) wall ba doubted that the 

~UQil#ld2lS@ WOUld Ulld@~t@k@ to Zb4k4 tt4 JbO4848- 

SIO!I of On0 prima ra414 4vIa4O04 agrlnot It8 

omar unlru8 ha naa uring it 011 or about the 

head a8 th4 eosloonly'knowa haadltihtr or htmtlug lamp8 asa,U84d. 

*It rOklOW8 from What W4 hRV4 t3aia that 

we think the trial judge iall into l rror lzk 

giving the prim8 ieoir chrrgr aonplalnrd of 

and that 0900 another trial it shculd b4 odttad, and and@? the 4Vid4i104 48 hr. found 8a 

in4trootion on oir4ua4t4atla1 4viu4no4 would 

b4 appro,prIata.* 

159 3. iy. 

In the rrooatiy decided oar4 of LOllar v* iX.ata, 

(26) 130, th4 Court Of ‘&iMhVll +p4814 ill 8 

Oaao ahrr4 ac~ourra wa8.ohrrg44 with p0a8444lon or intorIoatlng liquor ror purporr 0r 4414 held It ~88 proper under 

'the tOate or that easatb ohacgr,both on oIroPsrtaatIa~ 

avidan end on the prim4 f84i4 frsturo Of tha 8t4tUt4. 

Thr o9lnlon In that ~a88 is short, and we 4re quoting 

1t ln fill: 

'DAVXD!%W, Judge, 

vhr ~nia~fui pos4a~sion or whlely ror 

tta puspore or ralr i8 the Oif4Ii84; the pmI8ha@nt, d fin4 Di $200.. 

*Appallaat operated 4 rillln 8t8tIon 

in the town 0r ~lntrra. ~34 an4 k&3 wife 

lived and made their hoae in a room in the 

rear part of the building. 
Eonorabla Y~llllam Ckrry, raga 7 

aInopeaUora ai the Taxs8 Liquor Control 

i30erU, under authority of a arsrch war&that, 

m~sda a aaaroh of the praolaea. Thry 8ppX'O8OhOd 

tho bullUlog fioie, an4 psalnrd antronoa tharato, at the rear. Up o n l ntrrlng, they Sound 

appallant~% wife l ngeged ln breaking six bottlrs of whlnkry. ApDtillllIIt W4S JlOt pr%%ollt 

at that tlm. The #ix% or capaalty of thr%r 

bottles i# not shown, 4torpt that the orfloare 

t%stirl%d that thr aoarbinad oontaut axoasdrd 

4 quart. 

"Appallant uea err8at84 at the tilling 

atetlon, after tho aaerah, and, in thr pras8110% or th% offlorm, brokr a belt-pint or 

whloka~, which h% had cn his prreon. Thl!88 

othrr ens-h4lr pints 0r vhiok8y uare round 

on hia pereon. 

*kpp%llaQt, t8%tiryiw am 8 rltnarr in 

hi% own b%helt, udalttad tea poaeeseion or 

thr four on%-half plate or whiskey on hi% pareon. Ii% explsinrd hie po&%e%aion thsnor by 

asyin& that, et him r%qua%t, hi% %an had parchased cm% for &la, et a liquor %tor% nonr 

Son dngalo, and bud returned with thr whi%k%j 

end d8llv%r%d it to hiu juet DSIOT to the 

soaroh. rig maid thut the othor rhlrksy on 

the pr%nl%%a b%lonu%C to the aca, who purohased it et the tlso ho botlght thr whlekap 

ror hia. 28 drolad 435~ Iatrrest In, or oontrol over, sny ef tho ablskay on the pra~ti%6s. 

*There m'r no dlroot rriQon0% showlne 

thet apprllent wee ragaged In srlll~ rhlakr~. 

nia guilt wet3 3Oa8 to Eopand upoa an oiqlication or the prima r80;% %+id8no% rah, Art. 

666-238, Zoo. (2), Y~rnon*% Ann. P. C., to tha 

8rr80t tast posr8a~ion 0r aore than on8 quart 

or rhlakry in a dry ar%a shall c9astltutr DriQa 

rs0i8 me0308 that it 18 poasa8e8d for 8h8 purporn@ 0r aale. Th8 whlekry r0una on app8llant*o 

p%r%;.n n&t being: *Roy% than 650 qu%rt, hla guilt 

aat depend upon rsets ahowing that h% h%d thr 

poraa88ion or the vhlsk%y, or 4 part th8r80ro 

found on tha prmair88, thO bottlrr OOntOlnlW 
Ronarabla ~illlaa Curry, pasta 8 

wbloh wars brbkao by the aif& 

'2% 40a01a8104 18 r8aokad uhet, la ordrr 

to.&w that app%lls&t porwrrad 8uQh othrr 

whlakr~, the State’s 0aea Qepanda4 UpOIl Okauartantlal eridaaoa, oad that the trial 0oaft 

erred in reNalog to give appe;llantt% 4psOl41 

nquorued obar&a upon the law of oireusutu~- 

t 181 erldenoo .

*fn rlatt or snothart trlal~ the ohm&r 

Uoflalng the tom tprb faoia~ should bo 80 

fraaad ma not to rblft the bard%n oi proof 

mob 8~ e8 not to cronstltut* posrrrrlo~ of 

aors than e quart or whlrkby a preruapxa ot 

guilt. For a drflalticn of the trm prim 

raols,* II%@ FlOOOk f. State, 34 Tax. Cr. li. 

314, 30 3. l-7. 794) uslden v. Steto, 100 Tex. 

Cr. 8. 584, 272 2. X. 139. 

*For the error dlrauarrd, the jud8!aant 

18 nYerseU mad tho OauU% rOw4ltda.b. 

*The rorsgolq# oplnioa o? the formlart 

o f fq ?p %a baa lr bor n l xalno4 bp the Judarr 

the Co:crurt 0r Criminal dppaals and apprwrd 

ttaa court.* 

Artor a &u&y or the Fotrat oaao and t 

oaao, oltod above, whloh upon ilr8t ?aaJlly app l , 

ln almaat eoniIlot, we bavo arrlr%4 at the oono 1 

the boldfn$a la tb%a oaa6a nrr hamnlOC18. 

lm Lolla* 

l r to b e 

ordon that 

It will ba noted t&at~ Artlole 902, ken81 Coda, 

quoted aupro, proridra that in ortlrr tor * priu faolo 

oaae to be mabs r o ul r aparata and dlrtinot thingr mat ho 

proven 

oharga a 

via. : tl) Th%t th% daf%ndant 188, at Oh6 Iha 

lo the ooaplalot end inr0rcplti00, a psr8on &&- 

a; (2) that hsrra huntin& In a oamtmlty when daor are 

know to ranget (3) that ha warn than SE poaaaerlon ot a 
Ronorebl8 :'illlaa CuPrf, pa&a 9 

haad ht OP any othrr huntiM light urrd on or about the 

tiradt 7 4) that ha wso bu&ioC( at night batwarn 8UiUl8t axi 

On8-half hOUP b8fora %UnPi88. Tb8 8Vid8lN8 in th8 rOtG8t 

08%8 VI8 8UiffOl8nt tQ show thrar Of th888 fOUP f1808%88Py 

dlrtXdJlt8 ill Ord8P t0 mk8 out % pPl!a% iSO:% C%%l. 0tl8 wsa 

lsoklng. ifs us8 not UllinpJ~a mh8edl~gh8~ aad th8 fla8hliaht 

h8 W38 US@ WSI) not b8inj$ Usrd 00 OP about hi8 hrnd. +i8 

this tlrahlight ~08 not balm ~884 on or aboub his heed, no 

dir84t 8Vid8l.iC8 %(I8 Fr888llt8d that h8 WB8 hUnti~ 3 th8 

aid Of an artifiolal light; add whrthar h8 wan hoa d ngTy 

En::", of said tlsshllght had to br inf8rrd from olraun- 

. That Is, it wa8 only ahown by olrau~%ataatiol *vid%nC8. 5%KG8, th8 court8 in th8 Potect cam oorreatly hald 

thnt tha prim taoid oh%Pg% should not ha+8 bean glv8n. 

It WnU1d fOllOW th%t in my ~%%a, prO88out8d undar this nrticla, whet8 any on8 cf ths SOUr tlsosa%ary a18- 

.mmts tc ba provrn to mkr out 9 prlna r8ci8 aau8 ores not 

ehowa by dlrsat afidanccl, but 68p8ad%d upon olrouz8tantial 

eviasnar , thr court should not aharge on tha p&a% taolr 

f8%tUr8 Of th% 8t%tUt8. 

fn thr oes8 prrerntrd to ua wh%th%r %h8 brf8adamt 

wa% hunting et the tint8 w%% not proven by dir%06 OVid8nO8 

but must b8 laiarred from oth8r fasts la 8vldOnO8 whlah f%Ot8 

w8r8 that th8 def8ndsnt wa8 driving a pi%kUp truok %lOng % 

oountrp road at night at a slow rat% of ap86d in % oommnlty 

wh8P8 d88t 8r8 kZlOWSl t3 PaKI&l, that a coapenion w%% standing 

1% th8 bad Of th% pickap t2UQk With 8n MPtifiOl%l light On 

or about hi8 head, szxI that thi8 aompanian fled upon bring 

%pQrPballd%d. X0 gun OP W8llpOn W88 shown tC hot8 b88n 1R ttrr 

po%88a%ion of ttadrfrrndant or his oomponio~. 

ti the LOl~r u%s8, th8 OOUPt h818 und8P thr 

faots a8 B&W% tha8 the oour$ sr;outd hsva ohergad on olrousstantial srldrno8 rnd hl80 on thr prlaa rsole foatun 

of thr ststutr.. It wS.11 br not8d that in tht% 0888, 
Eaaorablr zil1i8Ca Curry, pmg% 10 

+& l I 1 b ttlW0s ~ 1lor8 than OD8 quart Of whisk8y W8S QZ’OVr5 

by dir806 rvid8noo and not by oirowaot8ntlal 8vldenaa. 

rki8 stat. tr118d upon olroafmbsatlal rvldrnar only to 8hor 

that tha Whi8kqy Ha in th8 pO88.8Oi.Oll Of th4 drfmdaat. 

ThiO prh8 f%Oi8 iodUr8 Of tht OkrtUt8 ia OW 

o.plnlom lo of relur to tha Ststr only in those oaae8 whhrra 

thr hradl%$ht rar 8hOW4 by dlrrot rvldrnoo to h%v8 Only 

bsrn in thr 

==+i! 

IS 0 of th8 defendant, sad ~4s not at 

thr tlaa b8img aOGUa f $&g& 08 an aid ti the huntlrrg. 

Tbr otattrt8 provldrr t&at it rh911 b8 prim8 faoia 

rVidWiO8 that th8 p8P805 fOOlId iU FO88888105 Or Hid hraalI&ht o? other huating lilght, 1~ vloUtln& thr proviclionr 

of this artlol~.. In the faotr of thin 0688 aa you OUbraftt8d 

to ~8, pa harr proof of all four slrwntr of t&a ofrenoa, 

v1a.a (1) That tha aOfODdOn6 was, at th8 tia8 ahat aa im 

tha aomplsizt6 and inrors8tlon, a pw8oa huntI5g; (2 f that 

h% was hunting la 8 aoco*rmlty when door 8ra kzunm to 

raaga$ (3) that hr uoo thou uoing a hesdl.tght of otA8r 

huntlng light on or about thr hoad! (41 that he '1~18 hU5ting 

at night brtn8n rwmrt an6 one-half hour b8forr bunr’i80. 

All tour o? thrrr l lraont(l her% k8n prov8n ruffl8iratly 

to go to tha Jurr sad a prlw f6olr oaea Is alrmdy ;?adr 

out. It foll~~o thra that the%% I8 50 D88d Of ZW488itl 

for the Strta to rely upon tha prim taoir tratum or thio 

l tatute. 

B* 8lLso l rrlro at tha ooa8 oraclunion, tbrt a 

ohsrgr oa olrau?artoa8is~ wlaraac, 8hould b8 gln4, and o 

1 ohsrga 00 prim8 raai0 8vido5%% 8hOUld not b% glvea ma th8 

i iOilOWi~ QrOOeIO Of rWOOnbIg8 

Th8 leglrl~turr ta onoetlng prim4 faoir provlsloar 

to orlmlnal l t8tUt88 do40 00 for thr 9UX’90#8 or aiding tba 

Otat8 lo aulcim6 proor or aOam l 8o%Dtla1 rl%aoatr or tha 

offeaw. h thr OfiO5o% Of 

tOr thr pUQO8% Or o818, it f 

088%88iOn Of i5tOliOrti5& 1iQUOf 

8 WidSllt f?OQ th8 T@ry WtWO 

of thing8 that in mat oaws it nDuld k dlffloult, ii not 

tnpooolblo,to wkr aotoal zooi that thr liquor Woo F.o8o8oo8b 

rOr th8 QUrpOOO Of 8010. ff. aoa, thhr lrglrlcrtun provldrd 

that th8 pPOO$ Oi th8 QO8o.80105 Or Wt. th45 051 QMtt 
..‘_.. ’ 

., 5f$5- 

. . 

7 

Eonorablr ~lllier Curry, peg4 11 

. ’ 

would b4 prim4 taolr proof that .it POB pO88488od for th4 

purpose of aelr. ‘%are the pr00f Showed that thr d8fsndant 

4OtUelly sold Oil4 g8llOCl Or lntOXlO8ting liquor, drllrrrod 

St to th4 buyer, end rroiv4d from tha buyer thr OOn8idar8tlOn for 8a94, th8rr would, bo no asooseity to ohargs on 

the prim4 la018 fraturo 0r thl4 atatuto. Them wa8 no 

"gap to brldgs." 

Alao, in a theft oa4@, wham the d4f4nd4nt ~188 

apprrhrndrd ln the aotual taking of the atolrn good4 

would br u44le44 to ahargr the jury that th4 poss488 i 

It 

on or 

raoantly 8tolrn goods, unexplaln~d, would make out a prllne 

iSOi8 OB88. 

i:a hare thr 4az8 altuatlon in the ca8o you aubsltt4U to U4. %vldrntly, th4 Grlma facie frekrs of th4 

rtetute tia8 anaoted to *brldgr th8 gap* in those 0888s wham 

the proof ahomed that thr drf4ndant et th8 tlm4 bad a haadlight, or oth4r hunting light uaad on or about the haad In 

hi8 088488iOn,bUt th8rs 9188 ii0 proof that he Wa8 4OtU4lG 

irx~~aon8tltut4 the orran it 18 naooreary thst 

the prraoa hunt drrr by thr aid of an artiflolel light, 

and th4 mar4 po88esrton is not sufffolant. The 14glsleture 

m4rrly say4 that proof of p08808810n under the alrouarrrtanoar 

8numrretod makrs out a prlisa laals cad8 thclt the srtlficlal 

light m8 b4lng u8ed in eld Of tho,huntine. 'J!hs proof in 

th4 0848 you submit 8how8 that ths artiflolal light *a8 bring 

u8.d and W138 u88d 011 Or 8bOUt the head. Thor4 18 n0 "'gap 

to bribg8. * Hono*, no neo*rsltg for ohorglng th4 jury oa 

the prima fool4 fraturs of th4 rtatuto. 

TlRl8ti~ th4t tCi8 OpilliOJl 8Utf~OiOZltl~ 8lllWOr4 

your Ql48tiOIl, w4 stir 

FIRST ASSISTART 

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