2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 9 - Civil Code-Ancillaries
RS 9:398 - Applicability to criminal actions
§398. Applicability to criminal actions
This part shall apply to criminal cases subject to the following limitations and provisions:
(1) An order for the tests shall be made only upon application of a party or on the court's initiative;
(2) The compensation of the experts shall be paid by the parish of the party's domicile under order of court;
(3) The court may direct a verdict of acquittal upon the conclusions of all the experts under the provisions of R.S. 9:397.3(D), otherwise the case shall be submitted for determination upon all the evidence.
Acts 1972, No. 521, §6.
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