{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-8-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-8-1-6","heading":"Absence of defendant","body":"Sec. 6. If the defendant does not appear, the senate, upon proof of service or publication, as provided in the two (2) sections last preceding, may, of its own motion, or for cause shown, assign another day for hearing the impeachment, or may proceed, in the absence of the defendant, to trial and judgment.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 8. OFFICERS' IMPEACHMENT, REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, AND DISQUALIFICATION","Chapter 1. Impeachment and Removal From Office"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-8-1-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"2df5896389b19c16e8c97eae6b023247e73779385c32a30417fedf2edb9d9a82","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-8-1-5","next":"us-in/ic-5-8-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}