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Ind. Code § 35-34-1-12 — Motion for severance or separate trial; time; waiver or bar

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 1: Indictment and Information, Indiana Code.

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Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 35-34-1-12Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 12. (a) A defendant's motion for severance of crimes or motion for a separate trial must be made before commencement of trial, except that the motion may be made before or at the close of all the evidence during trial if based upon a ground not previously known. The right to severance of offenses or separate trial is waived by failure to make the motion at the appropriate time. (b) If a defendant's pretrial motion for severance of offenses or motion for a separate trial is overruled, the motion may be renewed on the same grounds before or at the close of all the evidence during trial. The right to severance of offenses or separate trial is waived by failure to renew the motion. (c) If a defendant's motion for severance of offenses or separate trial is granted during the trial, the granting of the motion shall not bar a subsequent trial of that defendant on the offenses charged.

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