by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. A case in which punishment may be capital shall be tried by a jury of twelve jurors, all of whom must concur to render a verdict. A case for an offense committed prior to January 1, 2019, in which punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor shall be tried...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. Cases in which punishment may be capital shall be tried by a jury of twelve jurors, all of whom must concur to render a verdict. Cases in which punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor shall be tried by a jury composed of twelve jurors, ten of whom must...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
When a case is tried without a jury the state or the defendant may request the court to charge itself in accordance with written charges presented to the court. The requested charges shall be governed by the rules of procedure relative to requested charges in jury...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. A defendant charged with an offense other than one punishable by death may knowingly and intelligently waive a trial by jury and elect to be tried by the judge. B. The defendant shall exercise his right to waive trial by jury in accordance with Article I, Section...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. A defendant charged with a misdemeanor in which the punishment, as set forth in the statute defining the offense, may be a fine in excess of one thousand dollars or imprisonment for more than six months shall be tried by a jury of six jurors, all of whom must...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
In a trial by the judge alone the court shall enter a judgment of acquittal on one or more of the offenses charged, on its own motion or on that of defendant, after the close of the state’s evidence or of all the evidence, if the evidence is insufficient to...
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