State v. Hunter

Defendant appeals from 37 convictions for animal neglect in the second degree. ORS 167.325. She assigns error to the admission of evidence pertaining to prior similar acts of animal neglect and the failure to grant a motion for judgment of acquittal on six particular counts. She also challenges the trial court’s jurisdiction on five counts of animal neglect in the first degree. ORS 167.330. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In September 1993, a Clackamas County deputy and three animal control officers served a search warrant on defendant’s home in West Linn. The officers described the…