State v. Anthony

The defendant, Virginia Anthony, appeals her conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (Lewis, J.), of accomplice to negligent cruelty to animals. See RSA 626:8 (Supp. 2004); RSA 644:8, III (Supp. 2004). We affirm.

The defendant was indicted on a class B felony charge of accomplice to cruelty to animals for allegedly assisting her husband, Michael Anthony, in binding a colt’s four legs together with the purpose of leaving the colt on the ground, which caused the colt to suffer pain and injury. On the State’s motion, the trial court instructed the jury on the lesser included offense…