by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
If a defendant is indigent and unable to pay for witnesses desired by him in addition to those summoned at the expense of the parish, he shall make a sworn application to the court for the additional witnesses. The application must allege that the testimony is...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
At a trial or hearing, each defendant in a misdemeanor case shall be allowed to summon six witnesses at the expense of the parish, and in a felony case sixteen witnesses. A defendant shall have the right of compulsory process for additional witnesses at his own...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
Contumacious failure to comply with a subpoena, proof of service of which appears of record, constitutes a direct contempt of the court which issued the subpoena, and the court may order the witness attached and brought to court immediately.If an order of attachment...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. The sheriff shall endorse on a copy of the subpoena the date, place, type of service, and sufficient other data to show service in compliance with law. When the witness cannot be found, the sheriff must set out in his return every fact that in his opinion justifies...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. Unless otherwise directed by the state or defendant, subpoenas shall be served by domiciliary service, personal service, or United States mail as provided in Paragraph B. Personal service is made when the sheriff tenders the subpoena to the witness. Domiciliary...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. The sheriff of any parish in which the witness may be found or of the parish in which the proceeding is pending shall serve the subpoena and make a return thereof without delay.B. When the attorney general is involved in the conduct of a criminal case,...
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