Savage v. State

Miller, Judge.

Tried by a jury, Tawanna Savage was convicted of violating various Henry County ordinances, including failing to restrain her dogs, creating a public nuisance, keeping a vicious animal, and failing to display a vaccination tag on one dog’s collar. On two occasions, Savage’s two Akita dogs went onto the neighbor’s property and viciously attacked dogs owned by the neighbor. This sequence of events gave rise to the convictions. Savage appeals, contending that (i) the accusation gave her insufficient notice, (ii) the “public nuisance” ordinance was unconstitutionally vague, and…