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Ind. Code § 35-35-3-7 (2025)

Inability to locate victim or next of kin; certification

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     Sec. 7. If the prosecuting attorney is unable to make a certification required under section 5 or 6 of this chapter because he was unable, after a reasonable effort, to locate the victim or his next of kin, then he shall certify this fact to the court. He may then submit the recommendation, and the court may act upon it.

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.4.

 

IC 35-36ARTICLE 36. PRETRIAL NOTICES, MOTIONS, AND PROCEDURES

 

           Ch. 1.Definitions
           Ch. 2.Affirmative Defense of Insanity or Mental Illness; Pleadings, Orders, and Findings
           Ch. 3.Comprehension to Stand Trial
           Ch. 4.Notice of Alibi Defense
           Ch. 5.Change of Judge
           Ch. 6.Change of Venue
           Ch. 7.Continuances
           Ch. 8.Omnibus Date, Pretrial Hearing, and Pretrial Conference
           Ch. 9.Pretrial Determination of Intellectual Disability in Death Sentence Cases
           Ch. 10.Child Pornography and Discovery
           Ch. 11.Laboratory Reports
           Ch. 12.Court Appointed Forensic Advocate for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, or Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

IC 35-36-1Chapter 1. Definitions

 

           35-36-1-1Definitions

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–1998 · leading case: Wallace v. State, 486 N.E.2d 445 (Ind. 1985).
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Wallace v. State, 486 N.E.2d 445 (Ind. 1985). · cites it 2× “1979) [recodified at Ind. Code § 35-35-3-7 (Burns Repl. 1985)] provides that if a victim is deceased or under the age of eighteen (18) years, the prosecuting attorney is required to go to the next of kin or the parent/guardian or custodiam of the victim.”
Badger v. State, 637 N.E.2d 800 (Ind. 1994). · cites it 2× “Code § 35-35-3-1 through § 35-35-3-7 (1993). See also Ind. Code § 35-35-1-2 (a)(4) (1993) (requiring the trial court, before accepting a defendant's guilty plea, to inform the defendant that it will be bound by the terms of the plea agreement it accepts); Ind.”
Johnston v. State, 702 N.E.2d 1085 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “CODE § 35-35-3-1 through § 35-35-3-7 and any relevant sentencing provisions.”
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