Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 19
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Indiana Constitution Article 1 Section 19 is a provision in the state’s Bill of Rights that addresses the role and authority of juries in criminal cases, particularly regarding their power to determine both the law and the facts.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
criminal cases
ⓘ
criminal jury trials ⓘ juries in criminal cases ⓘ |
| dateOfOriginalConstitution | 1851 ⓘ |
| governsRoleOf |
criminal juries
ⓘ
jury ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
criminal juries
ⓘ
jury ⓘ |
| hasArticleNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalLevel | state constitutional law ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationBy |
Indiana Court of Appeals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
constitutional criminal procedure
ⓘ
state constitutional rights ⓘ |
| hasSectionNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Jury to determine law and facts in criminal cases ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | Indiana Constitution of 1851 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCitedAs | Ind. Const. art. 1, § 19 ⓘ |
| isIn | Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProvisionOf | Indiana Bill of Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelevantTo |
Indiana criminal procedure jurisprudence
ⓘ
jury nullification debates in Indiana ⓘ scope of jury authority in Indiana criminal trials ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | criminal jury instructions in Indiana ⓘ |
| languageIncludes |
"In all criminal cases whatever"
ⓘ
"the jury shall have the right" ⓘ "to determine the law and the facts" ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
binding on Indiana courts
ⓘ
constitutional right ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
State of Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indiana Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Constitution Article 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
rights of criminal defendants
ⓘ
role of jury in criminal trials ⓘ |
| recognizes |
jury authority over both law and facts in criminal cases
ⓘ
jury right to determine the facts ⓘ jury right to determine the law ⓘ |
| states | In all criminal cases whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts. ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal law
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ jury ⓘ jury powers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article 1: Bill of Rights (Indiana Constitution)