Justices: Fisherman is off the hook in grouper-tossing case
Story Date: 2/26/2015

 

Source: NEWS & RECORD, 2/25/15

The Supreme Court says a Florida fisherman convicted of throwing undersized grouper off his boat is off the hook.
In a 5-4 opinion, the justices on Wednesday threw out the conviction of commercial fishing boat captain John Yates, who was prosecuted under a law meant to stop fraud in the accounting industry.

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