§ 35-42-1-1 — Murder

Indiana § 35-42-1-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 42: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
• Ch. 1: Homicide

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A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally kills another human being;
(2) kills another human being while committing or attempting to
commit arson, burglary, child molesting, consumer product
tampering, criminal deviate conduct (under IC 35-42-4-2 before
its repeal), kidnapping, rape, robbery, human trafficking,
promotion of human labor trafficking, promotion of human sexual
trafficking, promotion of child sexual trafficking, promotion of
sexual trafficking of a younger child, child sexual trafficking, or
carjacking (before its repeal);
(3) kills another human being while committing or attempting to
commit:
(A) dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1);
(B) dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1);
(C) manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2);
(D) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2);
(E) dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3); or
(F) dealing in a schedule V controlled substance; or
(4) except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, knowingly or
intentionally kills a fetus in any stage of development;
commits murder, a felony.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts
1977, P.L.340, SEC.25; P.L.326-1987, SEC.2; P.L.296-1989, SEC.1;
P.L.230-1993, SEC.2; P.L.261-1997, SEC.3; P.L.17-2001, SEC.15;
P.L.151-2006, SEC.16; P.L.173-2006, SEC.51; P.L.1-2007, SEC.230;
P.L.158-2013, SEC.410; P.L.214-2013, SEC.35; P.L.168-2014,
SEC.65; P.L.252-2017, SEC.10; P.L.144-2018, SEC.18; P.L.203-2018,
SEC.1; P.L.215-2018(ss), SEC.16.