Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melissa A. ASKINS, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2001-04-10
Citations: 772 A.2d 411
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melissa A. ASKINS, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 772
Pages: 411–412

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melissa A. ASKINS, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 10, 2001.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 10th day of April, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the following issues:
a. Whether tying a dog on one's property with food and water is sufficient for a finding of cruelty to animals simply because it is possible for the dog to entangle itself.
b. Whether the evidence was sufficient to convict petitioner where she testified that she left her dog in a shed rather than on the porch.