Commonwealth v. Askins

JOYCE, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Melissa A. Asians, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following her conviction for the summary offense of cruelty to animals.1 For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows.

¶ 2 On July 8, 1999, at approximately 3:40 p.m., at the behest of Appellant to remove a stray animal, Humane Society police officer John McGown, arrived at Appellant’s residence. Upon his arrival, Officer McGown noted that Appellant’s dog, Spazzy, had been tied to a chair by a cord which had become tangled. Near the dog,…