People v. Wendover

*101OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

Following an incident in which defendant killed a dog that had been attacking defendant’s domestic goats, defendant was charged with inhumane destruction of a dog (Agriculture and Markets Law § 374 [2-c]), firing a weapon over a public roadway (ECL 11-0931 [4] [a] [1]), and discharging a weapon within 500 feet of a dwelling (ECL 11-0931 [4] [a] [2]). Defendant was acquitted of the first two charges but was convicted of the latter offense.

Agriculture and Markets Law § 121-a (2) provides that, in certain circumstances, the owner or…