Indiana § 35-36-6-11 Murder, Level 1, or Level 2 felony proceedings; selection of jury;
verdict and judgment

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-36-6-11 — Murder, Level 1, or Level 2 felony proceedings; selection of jury; verdict and judgment

Indiana § 35-36-6-11

Art. 36PRETRIAL NOTICES, MOTIONS, AND

Ch. 6Change of Venue

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Ind. Code § 35-36-6-11 (2026).

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(a)In any criminal proceeding wherein the defendant is charged with murder, a Level 1 felony, or a Level 2 felony, to be tried before a jury in which a motion for a change of venue from the county is filed, the court may recognize but decline to grant the motion, and order that the jury be drawn from the residents of a county other than the county in which the court is located.

(b)Pursuant to an order under this section, the court may convene in any county in the state for purposes of jury selection. The venire may be drawn by the jury administrator of a court in the jurors' home county, or may be drawn by the court itself by random selection.

(c)After a jury is selected, the trial shall be held in the county of the court's location. The verdict of the jury and the judgment based upon i

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(a) In any criminal proceeding wherein the
defendant is charged with murder, a Level 1 felony, or a Level 2 felony,
to be tried before a jury in which a motion for a change of venue from
the county is filed, the court may recognize but decline to grant the
motion, and order that the jury be drawn from the residents of a county
other than the county in which the court is located.
(b) Pursuant to an order under this section, the court may convene
in any county in the state for purposes of jury selection. The venire may
be drawn by the jury administrator of a court in the jurors' home
county, or may be drawn by the court itself by random selection.
(c) After a jury is selected, the trial shall be held in the county of the
court's location. The verdict of the jury and the judgment based upon
it have the same validity and effect as if the jury had been drawn from
the county of the court's location.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-9-2.]