State Of Washington v. Robert E. Wilson

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two October 8, 2019 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 50800-1-II Respondent, PUBLISHED OPINION v. ROBERT ERNEST WILSON, JR., Appellant. MAXA, C.J. – Robert Wilson appeals his conviction of first degree animal cruelty, which arose from an incident at an archery club when Wilson shot a large dog with an arrow after that dog had attacked Wilson’s small dog. Wilson argues that his action was lawful under RCW 16.08.020, which states that it is lawful for a person to kill a dog seen chasing,…