§ 34-39-3-1 Admissibility in civil action; pendency of appeal

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34-39-3-1 Admissibility in civil action; pendency of appeal

    Sec. 1. (a) Evidence of a final judgment that:

        (1) is entered after a trial or upon a plea of guilty; and

        (2) adjudges a person guilty of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment of more than one (1) year;

    shall be admissible in a civil action to prove any fact essential to sustaining the judgment, and is not excluded from admission as hearsay regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness.

    (b) The pendency of an appeal may be shown but does not affect the admissibility of evidence under this section.