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Article VII. Opinions and Expert Testimony

Rule 704. Opinion on an Ultimate Issue

Effective January 1, 2014

See Rule 704 on the heat map

(a) In General—Not Automatically Objectionable.

Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable just because it embraces an ultimate issue.

(b) Exception.

Witnesses may not testify to opinions concerning intent, guilt, or innocence in a criminal case; the truth or falsity of allegations; whether a witness has testified truthfully; or legal conclusions.

Opinions in this dataset that cite Rule 704

11 opinions in the dataset cite this rule, reversals first. Matched from each opinion’s coded issue, not from a reading of the opinion.

Reporter citations are as supplied and unverified; the official opinion link is the source of record.

Source: the Indiana Rules of Evidence, reproduced for browsing. Rule text as supplied, including the amendment to Rule 103(b) effective July 1, 2026 (Order, Cause No. 26S-MS-8); other rules carry their own effective dates. This is an unofficial copy; check the official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.