Sec. 6. Whenever:
(1) a defendant is charged with an offense and an included offense in separate counts; and
(2) the defendant is found guilty of both counts;
judgment and sentence may not be entered against the defendant for the included offense.
Ind. Code § 35-38-1-6
Judgment and sentence when defendant charged and found guilty of offense and included offense
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Richardson v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in Christopher Cross v. State of Indiana (November 2013)
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.3.
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Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.