United States v. Hedrick

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 97-31245 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LEONARD N. HEDRICK, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 97-CR-10011-ALL - - - - - - - - - - June 25, 1998 Before WISDOM, DUHÉ, and PARKER, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* Leonard N. Hedrick appeals the district court’s order affirming his bench trial conviction before a magistrate judge for taking and aiding and abetting others in taking migratory birds with the aid of bait in violation of 16 U.S.C. § 703 and 50 C.F.R. § 20.21(i). We have reviewed the record and Hedrick’s arguments on appeal. We find that his conviction is supported by sufficient evidence. When all the evidence is considered and the inferences that are drawn are all in favor of the verdict, a rational trier of fact could have found that Hedrick’s fields * Under 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except in the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 97-31245 -2- were not baited as part of a bona fide agricultural operation. See 50 C.F.R. § 20.21(I); United States v. Sylvester, 848 F.2d 520, 522 (5th Cir. 1988). AFFIRMED.