by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A record of the trial proceedings shall be made in accordance with other provisions of law.La. Cr.P. § 777
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
Before a witness is permitted to testify he shall be sworn, in accordance with Article 14.La. Cr.P. § 776
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
If a judge orders a mistrial, then upon motion of either the state or the defendant, the court shall order an automatic twenty-four-hour stay of all proceedings in which either the state or the defendant may take an emergency writ application to the appropriate...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A mistrial may be ordered, and in a jury case the jury dismissed, when:(1) The defendant consents thereto;(2) The jury is unable to agree upon a verdict;(3) There is a legal defect in the proceedings which would make any judgment entered upon a verdict reversible as a...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
The argument shall be confined to evidence admitted, to the lack of evidence, to conclusions of fact that the state or defendant may draw therefrom, and to the law applicable to the case.The argument shall not appeal to prejudice.The state’s rebuttal shall be...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
Neither the state nor the defendant can be controlled by the court as to the order in which evidence shall be adduced. The procedure for laying a foundation is provided in the Louisiana Code of Evidence.La. Cr.P. § 773Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. SEE...
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