People v. Farley

33 Cal.App.3d 1 (1973)

109 Cal. Rptr. 59

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ROBERT E. FARLEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. 24051.

Court of Appeals of California, Appellate Department, Superior Court, San Joaquin.

May 1, 1973.

COUNSEL

Darrah, Dalton & Rule for Defendant and Appellant.

John Phillips, District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

DOZIER, P.J.

The defendant was charged with violating section 597 of the Penal Code in that he subjected certain horses to "needless suffering and unnecessary cruelty." At the beginning of the trial the prosecutor and defense counsel…