CHAPTER 4. IMPEACHMENT OF WITNESSES

IC 34-45-4
    Chapter 4. Impeachment of Witnesses

IC 34-45-4-1
Impeachment by evidence of bad character
    Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the partyproducing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach the credibilityof the witness by evidence of bad character.
    (b) The party producing a witness may impeach the credibility ofthe witness by evidence of bad character if:
        (1) it was indispensable that the party produce the witness; or
        (2) it is a case of manifest surprise.
    (c) In all cases, the party producing the witness may contradict thewitness:
        (1) by other evidence; and
        (2) by showing that the witness has made statements differentfrom the present testimony of the witness.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.

IC 34-45-4-2
Cross-examination; foundation
    Sec. 2. (a) This section applies when a witness, whether a party tothe record or not:
        (1) is cross-examined to lay the foundation for impeachment ofthe witness by proof of an act or statement inconsistent with thetestimony of the witness;
        (2) is asked if the witness did not do the act or make thestatement; and
        (3) answers that the witness does not recollect having done theact or made the statement.
    (b) The party laying the foundation for impeachment has the rightto introduce evidence of the act or statement in the same manner asif the witness had answered that the witness had not done the act ormade the statement.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.