Christian O. Maradiaga v. State of Indiana

── Christian O. Maradiaga v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02368 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 16, 2024 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Kenworthy concur In our previous decision in this case, we stated the facts as follows: R.P.D., born in 2016, was the biological son of Karen Duran. In 2019, Duran and Maradiaga began dating. The next year, the couple had a child, N.L.M., and moved with both children into an apartment in Elkhart. On June 9, 2021, Duran, who worked the night shift, went to work around 6 p.m., leaving four-year-old R.P.D. and six-monthold N.L.M. with Maradiaga. Beginning at 11:32 p.m., Josue Sosa, Maradiaga’s best friend, received several unanswered video calls from Maradiaga.