Legal Opinion
Eddy v. McGinnis
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1988No. 20S03-8703-CV-302PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
This interlocutory appeal challenges the constitutionality of Indiana Code § 34-4-830-2. That statute provides that a defendant may not assert the possibility of eriminal punishment as a defense to a claim for punitive damages. The issue is whether Ind.Code § 34-4-30-2 violates the double jeopardy clause of the Indiana Constitution. We hold it does not.
Appellant Frances Eddy was injured when her car was struck by a car driven by Brian McGinnis. McGinnis had a blood alcohol content of .25 percent. The police ticketed him for driving while intoxicated, and the prosecutor…
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