> > > >

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Supreme Court tosses conviction in discarded-fish case
Offline
TOC News Bot Offline
Boating News Bot
*****
Posts: 4,604
Threads: 4,604
Likes Given: 0
Likes Received: 1 in 1 posts
Joined: Dec 2014
Home Port: Everywhere
#1
03-01-2015, 07:03 PM
Supreme Court tosses conviction in discarded-fish case

A Florida fisherman convicted of tossing undersized grouper off his boat is off the hook after a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that he should not have been prosecuted under a law targeting accounting fraud. In a 5-4 opinion, the justices threw out the conviction of commercial fishing boat captain John Yates, who was prosecuted[Only registered and activated users can see links Click here to register]
Share
Like Post Reply

  


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  A Tribute to Local Fish Fries TOC News Bot 0 1,275 11-03-2021, 12:59 PM
Last Post: TOC News Bot
  2021 Supreme ZS232 TOC News Bot 0 887 12-06-2020, 06:40 AM
Last Post: TOC News Bot
  Ask Ken: Benefits of CHIRP Fish Finders TOC News Bot 0 1,171 07-11-2020, 07:38 AM
Last Post: TOC News Bot
  How To Fish From A PWC TOC News Bot 0 1,157 07-10-2020, 11:24 AM
Last Post: TOC News Bot
  Pair the Right Transducer to Your Fish Finder TOC News Bot 0 1,180 02-06-2020, 11:28 PM
Last Post: TOC News Bot



Users browsing this thread:
1 Guest(s)

Sponsors

Home
Search
Help
Supreme Court tosses conviction in discarded-fish case00