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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Upon motion of a defendant, or of all defendants if there are more than one, the court may order two or more indictments consolidated for trial if the offenses and the defendants, if there are more than one, could have been joined in a single indictment. The procedure thereafter shall be the same as if the prosecution were under a single indictment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Tit. XXIV, Art. 706. Consolidation for trial - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/code-of-criminal-procedure/la-code-crim-proc-tit-xxiv-art-706/
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