Cotton v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Thomas and Gloria Cotton appeal from their joint conviction for allowing livestock to roam at large and Thomas Cotton also appeals his conviction for cruelty to animals. The Cottons were convicted following a bench trial in the Elbert County State Court.

Contending the evidence was not sufficient to support their convictions and that the trial court erred by sentencing them pursuant to OCGA § 4-3-3, the Cottons assert several enumerations of error. Although we find the evidence sufficient to sustain Thomas Cotton’s conviction for cruelty to animals, we also find that the trial…