Nicholas Edward Johnson v. State of Indiana

── Nicholas Edward Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02653 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 29, 2025 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge DeBoer concur Case Summary Following a jury trial, Nicholas Johnson was convicted of Level 6 felony sexual battery. On appeal, Johnson presents four issues for our review: 1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it denied Johnson’s request for a special prosecutor? 2. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in allowing the State to present the expert testimony of Katherine Starr? 3. Did the State commit prosecutorial misconduct during its closing argument? 4.