Legal Opinion
People v. Youngblood
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 2001No. C033929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, J.
The defendant accumulated 92 cats and kept them in a 7%-foot by 11-foot trailer, providing less than one square foot for each cat. Convicted by jury of felony animal cruelty and placed on probation, she appeals. She asserts the trial was tainted by instructional error, due process violations, and evidence that should have been suppressed. We affirm.
Procedure
The defendant was charged by information with seven counts of animal cruelty in violation of Penal Code section 597, subdivision (b). Count 1 alleged cruelty to all 92 of the cats, while counts two through seven alleged…
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- In Re EichornCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
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- People v. WatersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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