State Of Washington v. Kathryn Anne St Clare

¶1 Kathryn Anne St. Clare appeals her conviction of 10 counts of first degree cruelty to animals. She contends that the “to convict” instruction misstated and lowered the State’s burden of proof. She also contends that the trial court committed reversible error in failing to give a unanimity instruction. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶2 In the spring and summer of 2014, Snohomish County animal control officers responded to reports that animals were confined in inhumane conditions in a trailer belonging *374to St. Clare. The officers visited several times and observed conditions from outside…