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Ind. Code § 35-37-2-4

Preliminary instructions; admonition by court; separation

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. State (2001)

Most recently applied in Jason Lee Sowers v. State of Indiana (May 2013)

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

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Sec. 4. (a) The court shall admonish the jurors in the preliminary instruction, before separating for meals, and at the end of the day, that it is their duty not to converse among themselves or permit others to converse with them on any subject connected with the trial, or to form or express any opinion about the case until the cause is finally submitted to them.

(b) The jurors may separate when court is adjourned for the day, unless the court finds that the jurors should be sequestered in order to assure a fair trial.

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