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Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Tit. XVIII, Art. 596. Requirements for double jeopardy

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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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