Anderton v. State

The defendant was charged by complaint with cruelty to animals under Alabama Code 1975, Section 3-1-12. After a nonjury trial, the trial court found the appellant guilty, fined him $500.00 and sentenced him to three months' hard labor.

I

The defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. There was no eyewitness to the crime and the State's case was based upon circumstantial evidence.

Mrs. Diane Maddox testified that around 3:30 P.M. on August 13, 1979, she drove to her mother's home in North Birmingham. Upon finding her mother not home, she went to the home of a…