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2020 Louisiana Laws
Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 833. Presence of defendant when prosecution is for misdemeanor
Universal Citation: LA Code Crim Pro art. 833 (2020)
A. The court may permit a defendant charged with a misdemeanor to be arraigned, enter his plea of guilty, or be tried, in his absence.
B. A plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor may always be entered through counsel and in the absence of the defendant.
C. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 160, §2.
Acts 1990, No. 543, §1; Acts 1990, No. 593, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1015, §1; Acts 2017, No. 406, §1; Acts 2020, No. 160, §2.
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