Jesus Chacon Herrera v. State of Indiana

── Jesus Chacon Herrera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02747 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 10, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Brown concur The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Herrera and M.D. (“Mother”) began dating in June 2011. Three months later, in September 2011, Mother and her eight-year-old daughter, D.D. (“D.D.”),7 moved into Herrera’s studio apartment. At that time, D.D.’s father (“D.D.’s father”) was incarcerated, and although Herrera and Mother never married, Herrera acted as D.D.’s father figure. In December 2011, Herrera, Mother, and D.D. moved into a larger apartment on Sherman Boulevard. Mother began taking a cake-decorating class and left D.D.