Commonwealth v. Erickson

Following a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty of six counts of animal cruelty involving one dog and five cats. See G. L. c. 272, § 77, as amended through St. 1989, c. 534. The judge ruled that the defendant had failed to provide a sanitary environment for the animals and, in addition, had failed to provide proper nutrition for the dog. We affirm the *173convictions and also the order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.

The defendant raises a multitude of claims in this consolidated appeal from her convictions and the denial of her motion for a new trial, all of which we have…