California Court of Appeal

Trial court's error in allowing an animal control officer to testify, over objection, that an animal abuse defendant refused the officer's request to enter his property, was harmless because the testimony would have been admissible to impeach defendant's testimony that he lacked ownership and control of the property and the animal located thereon.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2002
• Published 11/14/2002

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Peter Dodd, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Janis Shank McLean and Jane N. Kirkland, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.