Circumstantial re tagless traps - Evidence - Misc. - Offences R v. Nickerson In Fish Cases, Miscellaneous, Offences on July 19, 2012 (Updated July 19, 2012) This case involved a string of 30 tagless traps with 5 traps at the end of the string with tags attached which had been issued to the accused. The Appeal Court upheld the conviction which was based primarily on circumstantial evidence.