State v. Stout

AHRENS, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Dennis Stout, appeals from the trial court’s judgment entered on his conviction of felonious animal abuse. Section 578.012.2(2) RSMo (1994). Defendant argues on appeal that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence that he mutilated the dog in question. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established the following facts. Defendant’s girlfriend, Peggy Rosenblum, adopted a dog named “Cody” from the Humane Society in June, 1995. On December 3,1995, Cody ran away from Rosenblum’s residence. Defendant…