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Ind. Code § 31-32-6-7 (2026)

Bench trials; jury trial for adult charged with crime; waiver of trial by jury

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     Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all matters in juvenile court shall be tried to the court.

     (b) A trial of an adult charged with a crime shall be tried to a jury unless:

(1) the adult requests a bench trial; or

(2) the adult waives the right to a jury trial under the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure.

[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-7-10(g).]

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.108-2015, SEC.1.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2013 · leading case: Dana Young v. State of Indiana, 973 N.E.2d 643 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
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Dana Young v. State of Indiana, 973 N.E.2d 643 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “In Indiana, the right to a jury trial is further guaranteed by Indiana Code section 35-37-1-2 (2009), which provides that all criminal trials be tried to a jury unless there is a joint waiver by the defendant, the prosecutor, and the trial judge, and Indiana Code section…”
Pinkston v. State, 836 N.E.2d 453 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Juveniles are also entitled to introduce evidence on their own behalf, confront and cross-examine witnesses, and obtain witnesses and evidence through compulsory process.”
Monique Rowe v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 10× “I.C. § 31-32-6-7(b). In misdemeanor cases, however, a defendant’s right to a jury trial is not self-executing but is controlled by Rule 22.”
In Re State Ex Rel. AJ, 27 So. 3d 247 (La. 2009). “, Rule 10; Ind.Code Ann. § 31-32-6-7(a); Ky.Rev.Stat.”
Ind. Code § 31-32-6-7(a): 1 case
In Re State Ex Rel. AJ, 27 So. 3d 247 (La. 2009). “, Rule 10; Ind.Code Ann. § 31-32-6-7(a); Ky.Rev.Stat.”
Ind. Code § 31-32-6-7(b): 2 cases
Dana Young v. State of Indiana, 973 N.E.2d 643 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “In Indiana, the right to a jury trial is further guaranteed by Indiana Code section 35-37-1-2 (2009), which provides that all criminal trials be tried to a jury unless there is a joint waiver by the defendant, the prosecutor, and the trial judge, and Indiana Code section…”
Monique Rowe v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). “I.C. § 31-32-6-7(b). In misdemeanor cases, however, a defendant’s right to a jury trial is not self-executing but is controlled by Rule 22.”
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