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Ind. Code § 35-37-1-3

Peremptory challenges by defendant

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Evans v. State (1990)

Most recently applied in Evans v. State (December 1990)

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.6

Sec. 3. (a) In prosecutions for murder where the death penalty is sought, the defendant may challenge, peremptorily, twenty (20) jurors.

(b) In prosecutions for murder, where the death penalty is not sought, and Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felonies, the defendant may challenge, peremptorily, ten (10) jurors.

(c) In prosecutions for all other crimes, the defendant may challenge, peremptorily, five (5) jurors.

(d) When several defendants are tried together, they must join in their challenges.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.