Denver James Johnson v. State of Indiana

── Denver James Johnson v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00032 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Bradford concur On the evening of May 28, 2023, eighteen-year-old Johnson was at a campfire in Crown Point with a group of friends, including his close friend, sixteen-yearold J.P. The campfire was in J.P.’s backyard. Emma Miller, Cooper Hesser, and J.P.’s brother, H.P., were also there. Over the course of the evening, the group drank beers, smoked marijuana, and took turns firing a gun Johnson brought to the campfire. Johnson had recently been given the gun as a birthday gift.