Commonwealth v. Zalesky

After a jury-waived trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted of cruelty to an animal, in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 77. On appeal, the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish Ms guilt.1 We affirm.

The evidence introduced by the Commonwealth during its case-in-chief may be summarized as follows. On January 4, 2007, a female witness was driving her veMcle on Conz Street in Northampton, when she saw the defendant jump out of a van stopped in oncoming traffic and begin to yell at a dog in a nearby yard. The dog ran quickly toward the defendant and…