Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-41-1-25 (2026)
Repealed
✓ current as of May 2026
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.261-1997, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.114-2012, SEC.129.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 73
cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: Hand v. State, 863 N.E.2d 386 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).
Hand v. State, 863 N.E.2d 386 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “” Ind.Code § 35-41-1-25. Whether bodily injury is “serious” is a question of degree and, therefore, appropriately reserved for the finder of fact.”
Wilcher v. State, 771 N.E.2d 113 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). “The Court held that this evidence alone was sufficient to support a finding that the victim had sustained an injury which created a substantial risk of death within the purview of Indiana Code § 35-41-1-25, defining serious bodily injury.”
Kimbrough v. State, 911 N.E.2d 621 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “§ 35-41-1-25. When examining these statutes along with the charging information, the amount of time that Peoples was in pain from the *634 injury that Kimbrough inflicted with the table leg was relevant as to whether that object constituted a deadly weapon.”
Ramon v. State, 888 N.E.2d 244 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “Ind.Code Ann. § 35-41-1-25(3) (West, PREMISE through 2007 1st Regular Sess.”
Davis v. State, 835 N.E.2d 1102 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “"Serious bodily injury" means "bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious permanent disfigurement, unconsciousness, extreme pain, or permanent or protracted loss, impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ, or loss of a fetus.”
Broome v. State, 687 N.E.2d 590 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997). “” Ind.Code § 35-41-1-25. 6 . " 'Forcible felony’ means a felony that involves the use or threat of force against a human being, or in which there is imminent danger of bodily injury to a human being.”
Gleason v. State, 965 N.E.2d 702 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “Ind.Code § 35-41-1-25. The question of whether a weapon is “deadly” is determined from a description of the weapon, the manner of its use, and the circumstances of the case.”
Curry v. State, 740 N.E.2d 162 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). “" Ind.Code § 35-41-1-25. [6] Ind.Code § 35-43-2-1.”
Buckner v. State, 857 N.E.2d 1011 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “Additionally, Indiana Code section 35-41-1-25 defines "serious bodily injury" as (1) serious permanent disfigurement; (2) unconsciousness; (8) extreme pain; (4) permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or (5) loss of a fetus.”
Hurst v. State, 890 N.E.2d 88 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “Ind.Code Ann. § 35-41-1-25 (West 2004). “[Wjhether bodily injury is ‘serious’ has been held to be a matter of degree and therefore a question reserved for the factfinder.”
Isaacs v. State, 673 N.E.2d 757 (Ind. 1996). “Ind.Code § 35-41-1-25 (1988). Freddie testified that he was knocked unconscious after Isaacs hit him with something hard.”
Simpson v. State, 915 N.E.2d 511 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). “Indiana Code Section 35-41-1-25 defines "serious bodily injury" in pertinent part as "bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes: (1) serious permanent disfigurement; (2) unconsciousness; (3) extreme pain; [or] (4) permanent or protracted loss or…”
— Ind. Code § 35-41-1-25(3) — 3 cases
Ramon v. State, 888 N.E.2d 244 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “Ind.Code Ann. § 35-41-1-25(3) (West, PREMISE through 2007 1st Regular Sess.”
Toney v. State, 961 N.E.2d 57 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
Chukwuemeka Chidebelu-Eze v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).
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