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Ind. Code § 35-36-2-1 — Time of filing
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Affirmative Defense of Insanity or Mental Illness; Pleadings, Orders, and Findings, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-36-2-1
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.
Sec. 1. When the defendant in a criminal case intends to interpose the defense of insanity, he must file a notice of that intent with the trial court no later than: (1) twenty (20) days if the defendant is charged with a felony; or (2) ten (10) days if the defendant is charged only with one (1) or more misdemeanors; before the omnibus date. However, in the interest of justice and upon a showing of good cause, the court may permit the filing to be made at any time before commencement of the trial.
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