People v. Romano

OPINION OF THE COURT

Judgment of conviction rendered February 6, 2006, affirmed.

Defendant was charged with animal cruelty under Agriculture and Markets Law § 3531 and for falsely reporting an incident related to the animal cruelty charge. At trial, the People prosecuted the animal cruelty charge on the theory that defendant “unjustifiably injure[d]” her dog by failing to groom it for a prolonged period of time and by failing to seek medical care for the dog after it was or should have been clear to defendant that the animal required such care. The jury returned a verdict finding defendant…