Supreme Court of Louisiana April 15, 1917, No. 22346 (State v. Guidry)

O’NIELL, J.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of willfully and knowingly taking and carrying away, without the consent of the owner, oysters, shells, and cultch bedded or planted by a lessee, under the provisions of the statute regulating the oyster industry of this state. The offense being a misdemeanor, he was tried by the district judge without a jury.