Barnett v. State

Citations

• 124 Miss. 884
• 87 So. 421

Syllabus

<p>1. Trespass. Criminal responsibility limited to “timber” desoribed in statute.</p> <p>No convistion can be bad under section 1379, Code 1906 (section 1119, Hemingway’s Code), in tbe absence of proof that the trees cut were of tbe kind specifically described therein.</p> <p>2. Trespass. Willfulness or malice essential element of offense.</p> <p>No conviction can be bad under section 1389, Code 1906 (section 1132, Hemingway’s Code), in the absence of proof that tbe trespass committed was willful or malicious.</p>