Michael D Johnson v. State of Indiana

── Michael D Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20S-CR-00655 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: December 01, 2020 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Madison Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Goff concur. Justice Slaughter dissents After hours of playing quarter slots with a friend at Hoosier Park Casino in Anderson, Brett Eversole was tired and fighting to stay awake on November 8, 2015. Just before he began to doze off, Eversole was approached by a stranger—Michael Johnson, the defendant in this case— who offered to sell him some “white girl.” Tr. Vol. 2, pp. 87–89. Believing that this slang referred to cocaine, or less likely in his view a prostitute, and having no interest in either, Eversole rejected Johnson’s offer. Rebuffed, Johnson walked away.