RUSHIN v. STATE

59131.

154 Ga. App. 41 (1980)

267 S.E.2d 473

RUSHIN v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 6, 1980.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Henson, Jr., for appellant.

William J. Smith, District Attorney, Richard C. Hagler, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction for cruelty to animals.

1. "A person commits a misdemeanor when his act, omission, or neglect causes unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death to any living animal." Code Ann. § 26-2802. The evidence here shows the following: Appellant was passing by the home of Thomas Miller when, according to appellant, he was bitten on the elbow, the shoulder and the calf by Miller's Blue Tick hound dog. Appellant...

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