Leobardo Mercado v. State of Indiana

── Leobardo Mercado v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-PC-02263 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 21, 2022 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur In Mercado’s direct appeal, this Court stated the facts and procedural history as follows: M.F., who was born in September of 2000, lived with her mother Laura (“Mother”), step-father Francisco (“Francisco”) (collectively “parents”), and her two younger siblings in Elkhart, Indiana and had lived there since she moved from Mexico at age six or seven. Mother’s sister Beatriz (“Beatriz”) lived in Chicago with her husband Mercado at this time, and M.F.