SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
This interlocutory appeal challenges the constitutionality of Indiana Code § 34-4-30-2. That statute provides that a defendant may not assert the possibility of criminal 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...
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