Indiana § 34-36-1-5 Separation of jury; conversations; opinions

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-36-1-5 — Separation of jury; conversations; opinions

Indiana § 34-36-1-5

Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Art. 36JURIES

Ch. 1Trial by Jury

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Ind. Code § 34-36-1-5 (2026).

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(a)If the members of the jury are permitted to separate, either during the trial or after the cause is submitted to them, the court shall admonish the jurors that it is their duty not to:

(1)converse with each other; or

(2)permit themselves to be addressed by any other person, on any subject of the trial.

(b)If the members of the jury are permitted to separate during the trial, the court shall admonish the jurors that it is their duty not to form or express among themselves an opinion on the cause until the cause is finally submitted to them. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-21-5.]

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(a) If the members of the jury are permitted to
separate, either during the trial or after the cause is submitted to them,
the court shall admonish the jurors that it is their duty not to:
(1) converse with each other; or
(2) permit themselves to be addressed by any other person, on any
subject of the trial.
(b) If the members of the jury are permitted to separate during the
trial, the court shall admonish the jurors that it is their duty not to form
or express among themselves an opinion on the cause until the cause
is finally submitted to them.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-21-5.]