State v. Berry

ROBERT S. BARNEY, Judge.

Appellants, Susan Berry and Steven Morrison, respectively, appeal their convictions in six cases each, of the Class A misdemeanor of animal abuse, proscribed by section 578.012, RSMo 2000, after a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County. At trial, the parties entered into a joint stipulation of facts and Appellants reserved their right to appeal the trial court’s denial of their respective prior motions to suppress evidence and quash warrants. 1

Appellants have raised four points of trial court error. Points One and Three are dispositive and are reviewed…