Markee Deloney v. State of Indiana

── Markee Deloney v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01020 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 23, 2024 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge DeBoer concur On March 28, 2023, Deloney brought Xeena, his four-year-old female black labrador retriever, into the VCA Animal Hospital in Plainfield. He was met by VCA employee Olivia Woodruff, and he told Woodruff that Xeena had collapsed but he did not know why. Woodruff asked if Deloney had just found the dog because her collar was too big, and Deloney reported that “he had her for a few years and she’s always been thin.” (Tr. Vol. 2 at 57.) Xeena was so thin that “pretty well all the spine” was visible to an observer. (Id.