Sec. 5. In a case in which the alleged conduct constitutes an offense within the concurrent jurisdiction of Indiana and another jurisdiction, a former prosecution in any other jurisdiction is a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same conduct in Indiana, if the former prosecution resulted in an acquittal or a conviction of the defendant or in an improper termination under section 3 of this chapter.
Ind. Code § 35-41-4-5
Former prosecution in another jurisdiction a bar
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Rogers (1977)
Most recently applied in Amanda Dill v. State of Indiana (August 2017)
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1
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