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I. B. Sirmans was convicted of four counts of animal cruelty1 and one count of simple assault following a jury trial.2 Without contesting the sufficiency of the evidence, he raises five enumerations of error in this appeal.

The facts presented showed that Sirmans and his family reside on a farm in Berrien County, where they raise various animals, such as cows, chickens, ducks, goats, and hogs. In April 1998, the Tift Area Humane Society Director, Ms. Lynn Hampton, contacted the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department regarding complaints that both entities had received about Sirmans’ alleged neglect of his animals by failing to provide adequate food and water. The Sheriff’s Department requested that Ms. Hampton “check the situation out.” Ms. Hampton drove past the Sirmans property on or about April 13, 1998, and observed farm animals that appeared by their physical condition to be deprived of food and water in plain view from the roadway.

 
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