Sec. 11. (a) In any criminal proceeding wherein the defendant is charged with murder, a Level 1 felony, or a Level 2 felony, to be tried before a jury in which a motion for a change of venue from the county is filed, the court may recognize but decline to grant the motion, and order that the jury be drawn from the residents of a county other than the county in which the court is located.
(b) Pursuant to an order under this section, the court may convene in any county in the state for purposes of jury selection. The venire may be drawn by the jury administrator of a court in the jurors' home county, or may be drawn by the court itself by random selection.
(c) After a jury is selected, the trial shall be held in the county of the court's location. The verdict of the jury and the judgment based upon it have the same validity and effect as if the jury had been drawn from the county of the court's location.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.118-2007, SEC.32; P.L.158-2013, SEC.390.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 36. Pretrial Notices, Motions, and Procedures
35-36-6-1. Verified Motion by Defendant; Bias or Prejudice; Hearing; Duties of Clerk and Sheriff
35-36-6-2. Trial in Court to Which Venued
35-36-6-3. Transfer of Custody of Defendant
35-36-6-4. New Prosecution; Election of Court by Defendant; Alternative Disposition
35-36-6-5. New Prosecution; Recognizance
35-36-6-6. New Prosecution; New Indictment or Information
35-36-6-7. Failure of Defendant to Elect County of Trial; Remand
35-36-6-8. Costs and Expenses; Liability; Audit, Certification, and Collection
35-36-6-9. Prosecuting Attorney; Pauper Counsel; Appointment; Reimbursement for Fees and Expenses
35-36-6-10. Sheriff; Expenses of Transportation
35-36-6-11. Murder, Level 1, or Level 2 Felony Proceedings; Selection of Jury; Verdict and Judgment