Stephens v. State

Mikell, Judge.

Timothy Stephens was convicted after a bench trial of nine counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals (OCGA § 16-12-4). Stephens was sentenced to serve six months for each count, 135 days in confinement and the remainder on probation. As a condition of probation, Stephens was forbidden from owning any dogs. On appeal, Stephens challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of his motion for a new trial. He also contends that the trial court erred by depriving him of possession of the dogs that the court found he did not treat cruelly. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal…