Terrence D. Mouton v. State

OPINION

Patricia 0. Alvarez, Justice

On February 3, 2016, Appellant Terrence Mouton was found guilty of thirty-six counts of cruelty to nonlivestock animals; the following day, the jury assessed punishment at 365 days’ confinement in the Bexar County Jail and a $4,000 fine on each count. The trial court ordered the sentences to run concurrently. In his sole issue on appeal, Mouton contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict based on the State’s failure to prove the animals in question were in Mouton’s custody. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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