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2024 Louisiana Laws
Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 596. Requirements for double jeopardy
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LA Code Crim Pro Art. 596 (2024)
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Art. 596. Requirements for double jeopardy
Double jeopardy exists in a second trial only when the charge in that trial is:
(1) Identical with or a different grade of the same offense for which the defendant was in jeopardy in the first trial, whether or not a responsive verdict could have been rendered in the first trial as to the charge in the second trial; or
(2) Based on a part of a continuous offense for which offense the defendant was in jeopardy in the first trial.
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