Trial starts today in wolf shooting
David Cole Hagadone News Network | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 6 months AGO
COEUR d’ALENE — A jury trial is under way today for the man who shot a wolf on Rathdrum Mountain while out walking his dogs near his home.
Forrest Mize and his defense lawyer, Michael Palmer, hope the six-person jury can overlook his lacking a wolf tag when he killed the animal on Dec. 30. The jury will be selected from a pool of about 30-35 people.
The trial is expected to last one day, but potentially could spill into the next morning.
Mize declined to settle with the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office and insisted on a trial instead, believing fellow North Idaho citizens wouldn’t find fault with his actions.
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