Indiana Code 33-34-3-9. Trial
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Sec. 9. A trial:
(2) may not be bound by the statutory provisions or rules of practice, procedure, pleadings, or evidence, except the provisions relating to privileged communications and offers of compromise.
(1) must be informal, with the sole objective of dispensing speedy justice between the parties according to the rules of substantive law; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-34-3-9
- 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.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-4-8.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.13.