State v. Schott

A jury in the county court for Polk County convicted John W. Schott of two counts of cruelty to animals in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1002 (Reissue 1979). Schott appealed his conviction and sentence to the district court, which affirmed Schott’s conviction but modified the sentence imposed by the county court'. We affirm in part and in part reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The complaint filed against Schott charged him with two counts of cruelty to livestock in the winter of 1983-84.

Section 28-1002 provides in part:(1) A person commits cruelty to animals if, except as…