Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 5-14-2-2 (2025)

Open attendance

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     Sec. 2. Criminal proceedings are presumptively open to attendance by the general public.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.40, SEC.1.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2019 · leading case: Williams v. State, 690 N.E.2d 162 (Ind. 1997).
Williams v. State, 690 N.E.2d 162 (Ind. 1997). · cites it 2× “” Ind.Code § 5-14-2-2 (1993), and defines “open to attendance” as meaning “that individuals have the right freely to attend and observe criminal proceedings.”
Prakel v. Indiana, 100 F. Supp. 3d 661 (S.D. Ind. 2015). · cites it 2× “However, the Title II regulations explicitly provide that “[a] public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.” 15 28 C.”
Robert Dewayne Coleman v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), No. 18A-CR-1640 (Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 27, 2019). · cites it 2× “”); Ind. Code § 5-14-2-2 (“Criminal proceedings are presumptively open to attendance by the general public.”
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