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. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-18-1.] IC 34-39-4 Chapter 4. Records and Proceedings in Foreign Jurisdictions 34-39-4-1 Proceedings and judgment; foreign states; United States territories; District of Columbia 34-39-4-2 Common law of foreign courts 34-39-4-3 Records and judicial proceedings of foreign courts
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