State v. Phillips

169 Argued and submitted December 3, 2021, reversed and remanded January 26, 2022 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DUSTEN WADE PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant. Lane County Circuit Court 18CR75015, 19CR40162; A172538 (Control), A172782

503 P3d 1282

A jury found defendant guilty of first-degree animal abuse. A dog had charged defendant and defendant shot it once in self-defense, and then a second time, according to defendant, to relieve the dog’s suffering from the first shot. The animal abuse charge was based on the second shot only; the state did not dispute that the first shot was…