People v. Louis (Jean)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Jean Louis, Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Michelle A. Armstrong, J.), rendered March 21, 2014. The judgment convicted defendant, after a nonjury trial, of failing to provide proper sustenance to an animal.

ORDERED that the judgment of conviction is affirmed.

In 2011, defendant owned several dogs, one of which was a pit bull named Joe. It is undisputed that, in response to an anonymous complaint, an agent employed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…