Key legal question
Whether the conviction was based on arbitrary findings of fact and violated in dubio pro reo.
Extracted holding
No. The appellate court held that the veterinary experts' visual assessment, weight reconstruction, and documents provided a reliable basis for finding overload.
Extracted reasoning
The court accepted the established practice of deriving live weight from slaughter weight and tax assessment; the animals were individually documented and assigned to the correct vehicle spaces, so the trial court's assessment was not untenable.