United States of America v Eyoum
1996
The defendant pleaded guilty of knowing receipt, concealment, and sale of illegally imported pancake tortoises.
Database of Wildlife Related Law
The defendant pleaded guilty of knowing receipt, concealment, and sale of illegally imported pancake tortoises.
Appellants had been convicted for unlawful hunting upon a plea of guilty before a Subordinate Court. They had hunted 19 springbok and 1 gemsbok without a licence. All pleaded guilty, were convicted and were sentenced to pay fines of varying amounts.
The appellants were represented in the Subordinate Court by an attorney, and according to the record, upon the charge being put to them they and their co-accused all pleaded guilty.