State of Tennessee v. Jessica Hartle Lumpkins

09/21/2022 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 9, 2022 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JESSICA HARTLE LUMPKINS Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2020-C-1664 Montee Watkins, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2021-01144-CCA-R3-CD ___________________________________ The State of Tennessee appeals the trial court’s dismissal of two counts of animal cruelty on the basis that an emu met the statutory definition of livestock under Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-14-201, that the animal control officer was not a statutorily qualified…