Moore v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Accusation of cruelty to animals. Before Judge Hodges. City court of Macon. September 10, 1904. Moore was accused of wilfully shooting a dog, the property of Knight, whereby unjustifiable pain, suffering, and death were caused to the dog. There was testimony for the State, that the dog was found dead in a sack, with a bullet wound in the shoulder and a cut in the throat.
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Accusation of cruelty to animals. Before Judge Hodges. City court of Macon. September 10, 1904. Moore was accused of wilfully shooting a dog, the property of Knight, whereby unjustifiable pain, suffering, and death were caused to the dog. There was testimony for the State, that the dog was found dead in a sack, with a bullet wound in the shoulder and a cut in the throat. The defense admitted the shooting, but denied the cutting; and set up that the dog had been very mischievous and troublesome, sucking eggs, overturning slop, scratching at doors, etc., and that on the night of the shooting,…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, P. J.
1. A wilful act, omission, or neglect^ which causes unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death to a dog is a misdemeanor. Penal Code, §703 et seq. ; Wilcox v. State, 101 Ga. 563 ; May v. State, 120 Ga. 497.
2. The evidence warranted the verdict, and there was no error in refusing a new trial. Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur. Herman Brasch and B. S. Wimberly, for plaintiff in error,
cited 47 Am. R. 307; 15 L. R. A. 249, 251, 253; 40 L. R. A. 511, 514; 62 Am. D. 605 ; 49 Am. D. 260;. 32 Am. Dec. 673; 16 Am. R. 339; 81 Am. D. 175; 55 Ill. App. 74; 30 Ga. 325; 75, Ga. 444; Wood,…
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- May v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1860
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