Indiana Code 16-42-1-27. New trial; appeal; appeal bond
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Sec. 27. (a) A defendant may move for a new trial and may appeal to the supreme court or the court of appeals in the manner provided by law for appeals in civil actions.
(c) If an appeal is not prosecuted to determination or if the judgment of the trial court is affirmed, the defendant bringing the appeal is liable for the following:
(b) An appeal bond shall be fixed in an amount that covers the reasonable costs of preserving the condemned merchandise for the probable time of appeal and the court costs.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-42-1-27
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) The costs adjudged against the defendant or defendants in the trial court.
(2) The costs of appeal.
(3) The actual reasonable cost of preserving the condemned merchandise during the appeal period.
(d) The court of appeals and the supreme court shall dispose of appeals brought under this chapter as speedily as possible with due regard to the rights of the parties involved.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-28-31.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25.