LANGDON, N.D. A hunting trial in Cavalier County has ended, with two
convictions and one acquittal.
The jury deliberated about two hours yesterday before convicting
Tracy Sommer of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and Brian Schmiess (SHMEES) of
Munich.
A third man -- Chris Kestell of Waldo, Wisconsin -- was acquitted.
Sommer was found guilty on three counts of outfitting without a
license, and Schmiess on three counts of guiding without a license. The
incidents happened last fall.
The two men will be sentenced on the misdemeanor charges later. The
counts each carry a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a
one-thousand-dollar fine.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fair Use Notice: This document may contain copyrighted material
whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. We believe
that this not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes
a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section
107 of the US Copyright Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted
material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must
obtain permission from the copyright owner.
