Chapter 1 Definitions
Chapter 2 Affirmative Defense of Insanity or Mental Illness; Pleadings, Orders, and Findings
Chapter 3 Comprehension to Stand Trial
Chapter 4 Notice of Alibi Defense
Chapter 5 Change of Judge
Chapter 6 Change of Venue
Chapter 7 Continuances
Chapter 8 Omnibus Date, Pretrial Hearing, and Pretrial Conference
Chapter 9 Pretrial Determination of Intellectual Disability in Death Sentence Cases
Chapter 10 Child Pornography and Discovery
Chapter 11 Laboratory Reports
Chapter 12 Court Appointed Forensic Advocate for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, or Autism Spectrum Disorders

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 35 > Article 36 - Pretrial Notices, Motions, and Procedures

  • Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Bench trial: Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
  • child pornography: includes :

    Indiana Code 35-36-10-2

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Criminal justice: includes activities concerning:

    Indiana Code 5-2-6-1

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • division: refers to the victim services division of the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.1-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • individual with an intellectual disability: means an individual who, before becoming twenty-two (22) years of age, manifests:

    Indiana Code 35-36-9-2

  • Insanity: refers to the defense set out in IC 35-41-3-6. See Indiana Code 35-36-1-1
  • Institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
  • institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.1-4
  • laboratory report: means a written report or affidavit relating to the results of a scientific test that is prepared for use at trial or to assist in a law enforcement investigation. See Indiana Code 35-36-11-1
  • Mentally ill: means having a psychiatric disorder which substantially disturbs a person's thinking, feeling, or behavior and impairs the person's ability to function. See Indiana Code 35-36-1-1
  • Omnibus date: refers to the omnibus date established under IC 35-36-8-1. See Indiana Code 35-36-1-1
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Pretrial conference: A meeting of the judge and lawyers to discuss which matters should be presented to the jury, to review evidence and witnesses, to set a timetable, and to discuss the settlement of the case.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • victim: means an individual who suffers bodily injury or death as a result of a violent crime. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.1-7
  • violent crime: means the following:

    Indiana Code 5-2-6.1-8