Case Name: BERNTHISTLE et v. STATE
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1925-01-26
Citations: 3 Ohio Law Abs. 168
Docket Number: No. 324
Parties: BERNTHISTLE et v. STATE
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 3
Pages: 168–169

Head Matter:
No. 265
BERNTHISTLE et v. STATE
Ohio Appeals, 6th, Dist., Wood Co.
No. 324.
Decided Jan. 26, 1925.
, 570.,; GAME LAWS—Justices of the Peace are..given final jurisdiction, u^der , Fish and Game La.ws. , , ,.
Published only in Ohio Law Abstract

Opinion:
RICHARDS, J.
-Epitomized, Opinion
Floyd Bernthistle and others were convicted before a jristice of the peacé for unlawfully fishing in thé Mauméé river arid catching fish otherwise than by angling! , ' ' '
In prosecuting error, Bernthistle contends that venue was not proven;-and that he was not given a triál by jury. The court of appeals held:' "' " ' .' ' 1 1 - ' " '
' 1. The record shows that Bernthistle wris fishing, with' a net on the Wood county shoré of the river. Venue need not be proven in express terms, however. State v. Dickerson, 77 OS. 34.
Attorneys—Benjamin F. James for Bern-thistle; Roy D. Avery, Pros. Atty., for State; both of Bowling Green.
2. A justice of the peace has final jurisdiction in cases like those above mentioned and since imprisonment was no part of the penalty, Bernthistle was not entitled to a jury.