§ 35-41-3-1 Legal authority
§ 35-41-3-2 Use of force to protect person or property
§ 35-41-3-3 Use of force relating to arrest or escape
§ 35-41-3-5 Intoxication
§ 35-41-3-6 Mental disease or defect
§ 35-41-3-7 Mistake of fact
§ 35-41-3-8 Duress
§ 35-41-3-9 Entrapment
§ 35-41-3-10 Abandonment
§ 35-41-3-11 Mental disease or defect; use of justifiable reasonable force
§ 35-41-3-12 Defense to crime involving the death of or injury to a fetus; exceptions
criminal case

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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 35 > Article 41 > Chapter 3 - Defenses Relating to Culpability

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.