State v. Deer

Citations

• 80 Wash. 92
• 141 P. 321
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1276

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Misdemeanor—Punishment—Game—Offenses— Unlawful Hunting. Under 3 Rem. & Bal. Code, § 5395-23, of the game code, making it a gross misdemeanor to hunt deer with dogs, and providing that any person convicted thereof shall be punished “as hereinafter provided,” without, however, making any provision in the game code for such punishment, the words “as hereinafter provided” may be treated as surplusage, and resort should be had to the general statute, 1 Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2267, providing that every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor for which no punishment is prescribed at the time of the conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both.</p>