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Hidden Behind the Batteries
People v. Tran (2014)
Charge: Over-limit take (Dungeness crab)Court: California Superior Court, San Mateo CountyState: CaliforniaDocket: The Poacher's Docket
Were the pair taking crab far over the limit and doing it for sale rather than for the table?
The facts
A husband and wife came back into harbor in an eighteen-foot speedboat after a day on the water. A warden asked to see the catch. Stowed around the boat were a hundred and eight crab: twenty in an ice chest, sixteen in a canvas bag, fifty-six stacked behind the batteries and sixteen more in built-in compartments. Without a commercial license the two of them could lawfully keep twenty between them.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: People v. Tran (San Mateo County Super. Ct. 2014)
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