Indiana § 31-32-5-3 Admissibility of excluded statement for impeachment purposes

Indiana Statutes

§ 31-32-5-3 — Admissibility of excluded statement for impeachment purposes

Indiana·Art. 32 JUVENILE LAW: JUVENILE COURT·Ch. 5 Waiver of Rights

If:

(1)a statement made knowingly and voluntarily cannot be admitted as evidence against a child because of failure to meet the requirements of section 1 of this chapter; and

(2)the child testifies in the child's own defense; the statement may be admitted to impeach the child as a witness in the same manner as evidence of any other prior inconsistent statement can be admitted for impeachment. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-3(c).]

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If:
(1) a statement made knowingly and voluntarily cannot be
admitted as evidence against a child because of failure to meet the
requirements of section 1 of this chapter; and
(2) the child testifies in the child's own defense;
the statement may be admitted to impeach the child as a witness in the
same manner as evidence of any other prior inconsistent statement can
be admitted for impeachment.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-3(c).]

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