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LA Code Crim Pro art. 791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 791. Sequestration of jurors and jury

A. A jury is sequestered by being kept together in the charge of an officer of the court so as to be secluded from outside communication, except as permitted by R.S. 18:1307.2. B. In capital cases, after each juror is sworn he shall be sequestered, unless the state and the defense have jointly moved that the jury not be sequestered. C. In noncapital cases, the jury shall be sequestered after the court's charge and may be sequestered at any time upon order of the court. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 475, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1172, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1277, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 792. Selection of foreman

When the jury has retired, the jurors shall select a foreman who shall preside over their deliberations and sign the verdict.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 793 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 793. Use of evidence in jury room; reading of recorded testimony; jurors' notes

A. Except as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, a juror must rely upon his memory in reaching a verdict. He shall not be permitted to refer to notes or to have access to any written evidence. Testimony shall not be repeated to the jury. Upon the request of a juror and in the discretion of the court, the jury may take with it or have sent to it any object or document received in evidence when a physical examination thereof is required to enable the jury to arrive at a verdict. B. A juror shall be permitted to take notes when agreement to granting such permission has been made between the defendant and the state in open court but not within the presence of the jury. The court shall provide the needed writing implements. Jurors may, but need not, take notes and such notes may be used during the jury's deliberations but shall not be preserved for review on appeal. The trial judge shall ensure the confidentiality of the notes during the course of trial and the jury's deliberation and shall cause the notes to be destroyed immediately upon return of the verdict. C. The lack of consent by either the defendant or the state to allow a juror to take notes during a trial shall not be communicated to the jury. Acts 2001, No. 465, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 794 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 794. Removal of jury

A. The court may, and at the request of the state or a defendant shall, remove the jury from the courtroom when the court hears matters to be decided by the court alone. The court may remove the jury from the courtroom at any time when considered in the best interest of justice. B. The removal of the jury when the court is asked to make rulings on evidentiary matters is controlled by the Louisiana Code of Evidence. Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}
LA Code Crim Pro art. 795 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 795. Time for challenges; method; peremptory challenges based on race or gender; restrictions

  A. A juror shall not be challenged for cause after having been temporarily accepted pursuant to Article 788(A) unless the challenging party shows that the cause was not known to him prior to that time.  B.(1) Peremptory challenges shall be exercised prior to the swearing of the jury panel.  (2) Peremptory challenges of jurors shall be made and communicated to the court in a side bar conference of the judge, the attorneys conducting the examination and selection of jurors, and the defendant in a case in which the defendant chooses to represent himself. The conference shall be conducted in a manner that only the court, the attorneys, and the defendant in a case in which the defendant chooses to represent himself, are aware of the challenges made until the court announces the challenges without reference to any party or attorney in the case.  C. No peremptory challenge made by the state or the defendant shall be motivated in substantial part on the basis of the race or gender of the juror. If an objection is made that a challenge was motivated in substantial part on the basis of race or gender, and a prima facie case supporting that objection is made by the objecting party, the court shall demand a satisfactory race or gender neutral reason for the exercise of the challenge. Such demand and disclosure shall be made outside of the hearing of any juror or prospective juror. The court shall then determine whether the challenge was motivated in substantial part on the basis of race or gender.  D. The court shall allow to stand each peremptory challenge exercised for a race or gender neutral reason either apparent from the examination or disclosed by counsel when required by the court. The provisions of Paragraph C of this Article and this Paragraph shall not apply when both the state and the defense have exercised a challenge against the same juror.  E. The court shall allow to stand each peremptory challenge for which a satisfactory racially neutral or gender neutral reason is given. Those jurors who have been peremptorily challenged and for whom no satisfactory racially neutral or gender neutral reason is apparent or given may be ordered returned to the panel, or the court may take such other corrective action as it deems appropriate under the circumstances. The court shall make specific findings regarding each such challenge.  Amended by Acts 1986, No. 323, §1; Acts 1990, No. 547, §1; Acts 1990, No. 713, §1; Acts 1993, No. 1019, §1; Acts 2008, No. 669, §1; Acts 2019, No. 235, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 796 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 796. Removal of juror after swearing

If it is discovered after a juror has been accepted and sworn, that he is incompetent to serve, the court may, at any time before the first witness is sworn, order the juror removed and the panel completed in the ordinary course.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 797 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 797. Challenge for cause

The state or the defendant may challenge a juror for cause on the ground that:  (1) The juror lacks a qualification required by law;  (2) The juror is not impartial, whatever the cause of his partiality. An opinion or impression as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant shall not of itself be sufficient ground of challenge to a juror, if he declares, and the court is satisfied, that he can render an impartial verdict according to the law and the evidence;  (3) The relationship, whether by blood, marriage, employment, friendship, or enmity between the juror and the defendant, the person injured by the offense, the district attorney, or defense counsel, is such that it is reasonable to conclude that it would influence the juror in arriving at a verdict;  (4) The juror will not accept the law as given to him by the court; or  (5) The juror served on the grand jury that found the indictment, or on a petit jury that once tried the defendant for the same or any other offense.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 798 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 798. Causes for challenge by the state

It is good cause for challenge on the part of the state, but not on the part of the defendant, that:  (1) The juror is biased against the enforcement of the statute charged to have been violated, or is of the fixed opinion that the statute is invalid or unconstitutional;  (2) The juror tendered in a capital case who has conscientious scruples against the infliction of capital punishment and makes it known:  (a) That he would automatically vote against the imposition of capital punishment without regard to any evidence that might be developed at the trial of the case before him;  (b) That his attitude toward the death penalty would prevent or substantially impair him from making an impartial decision as a juror in accordance with his instructions and his oath; or  (c) That his attitude toward the death penalty would prevent him from making an impartial decision as to the defendant's guilt; or  (3) The juror would not convict upon circumstantial evidence. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 13, §1, emerg. eff. Dec. 27, 1968, at 1:00 P.M; Acts 1990, No. 366, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 799 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 799. Number of peremptory challenges

In trials of offenses punishable by death or necessarily by imprisonment at hard labor, each defendant shall have twelve peremptory challenges, and the state twelve for each defendant. In all other cases, each defendant shall have six peremptory challenges, and the state six for each defendant. Acts 1983, No. 495, §1; Acts 1985, No. 952, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 799.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 799.1. Challenges; use of all available challenges

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and specifically notwithstanding the provisions of Article 788, in the jury selection process, the state and the defendant may exercise all peremptory challenges available to each side, respectively, prior to the full complement of jurors being seated and before being sworn in by the court, and the state or the defendant may exercise any remaining peremptory challenge to one or more of the jurors previously accepted. No juror shall be sworn in until both parties agree on the jury composition or have exercised all challenges available to them, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Acts 2006, No. 71, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 801. Time for charge; when written charge required

A. The court shall charge the jury after the presentation of all evidence and arguments. The court shall reduce its charge to writing if it is requested to do so by either a defendant or the state prior to the swearing of the first witness at the trial on the merits. The court's written charge shall be read to the jury. The court shall deliver a copy thereof to the defendant and to the state prior to reading it to the jury. B.(1) After such written charge is read to the jury, a copy of the written charge shall be delivered to the jury if such delivery is consented to by both the defendant and the state in open court but not in the presence of the jury. (2) The lack of consent by either the defendant or the state to the delivery of the written charge to the jury shall not be communicated to the jury. C. A party may not assign as error the giving or failure to give a jury charge or any portion thereof unless an objection thereto is made before the jury retires or within such time as the court may reasonably cure the alleged error. The nature of the objection and grounds therefor shall be stated at the time of objection. The court shall give the party an opportunity to make the objection out of the presence of the jury. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 458, §1; Acts 2001, No. 310, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 802. General charge; scope

The court shall charge the jury:  (1) As to the law applicable to the case;  (2) That the jury is the judge of the law and of the facts on the question of guilt or innocence, but that it has the duty to accept and to apply the law as given by the court; and  (3) That the jury alone shall determine the weight and credibility of the evidence.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 803. Same; charge as to included minor offenses and plea of insanity

When a count in an indictment sets out an offense which includes other offenses of which the accused could be found guilty under the provisions of Article 814 or 815, the court shall charge the jury as to the law applicable to each offense. When a defendant has specially pleaded insanity in accordance with Article 552, the court shall charge the jury with respect to the law applicable thereto.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 804. Same; charge as to presumption of innocence, reasonable doubt, and several grades of offense

A. In all cases the court shall charge the jury that:  (1) A person accused of crime is presumed by law to be innocent until each element of the crime, necessary to constitute his guilt, is proven beyond a reasonable doubt;  (2) It is the duty of the jury, in considering the evidence and in applying to that evidence the law as given by the court, to give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt arising out of the evidence or out of the lack of evidence in the case; and  (3) It is the duty of the jury if not convinced of the guilt of a defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, to find him not guilty. The court may, but is not required to, define "the presumption of innocence" or "reasonable doubt" or give any other or further charge upon the same than that contained in this article. B. When there are several grades of an offense contained in a single count, the court shall charge the jury as to each grade of which the defendant could be found guilty. The court shall in that case also charge the jury that if it has a reasonable doubt as to any or all grades of the offense charged it shall find the defendant not guilty of that grade, or all grades of the offense, as the case may be. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 144, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 805. Same; charge as to verdict acquitting on account of insanity

The court shall charge the jury that if it acquits a defendant on account of a plea of insanity it shall state that the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 806. Prohibited charges

The court shall not charge the jury concerning the facts of the case and shall not comment upon the facts of the case, either by commenting upon or recapitulating the evidence, repeating the testimony of any witness, or giving an opinion as to what has been proved, not proved, or refuted.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 807. Special written charges

The state and the defendant shall have the right before argument to submit to the court special written charges for the jury. Such charges may be received by the court in its discretion after argument has begun. The party submitting the charges shall furnish a copy of the charges to the other party when the charges are submitted to the court. A requested special charge shall be given by the court if it does not require qualification, limitation, or explanation, and if it is wholly correct and pertinent. It need not be given if it is included in the general charge or in another special charge to be given.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 808. Manner of giving further charges after jury retires

If the jury or any member thereof, after having retired to deliberate upon the verdict, desires further charges, the officer in charge shall bring the jury into the courtroom, and the court shall in the presence of the defendant, his counsel, and the district attorney, further charge the jury. The further charge may be verbal, but shall be in writing if requested by any juror. No charge shall be reduced to writing at the request of a juror pursuant to this Article unless consent is obtained from both the defendant and the state in open court but not within the presence of the jury. The lack of consent by either the defendant or the state shall not be communicated to the jury. A copy of the court's written charge shall be delivered to the defendant, the state, and the jury. Acts 2001, No. 310, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 809. Judge to give jury written list of responsive verdicts

After charging the jury, the judge shall give the jury a written list of the verdicts responsive to each offense charged, with each separately stated. The list shall be taken into the jury room for use by the jury during its deliberation.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 810. Form of verdict; delivery of verdict

When a verdict has been agreed upon, the foreman shall write the verdict on the back of the list of responsive verdicts given to the jury and shall sign it. There shall be no formal requirement as to the language of the verdict except that it shall clearly convey the intention of the jury. The foreman of the jury shall deliver the verdict to the judge in open court.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 811. Receipt and recordation of verdict

If the verdict is correct in form and responsive to the indictment, the court shall order the clerk to receive the verdict, to read it to the jury, and to ask: "Is that your verdict?" If the jury answer "Yes," the court shall order the clerk to record the verdict and shall discharge the jury.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 812. Same; polling and disposition of jury

  A. The court shall order the clerk to poll the jury if requested by the state or the defendant. The poll shall be conducted in writing by applying the procedures of this Article, and shall be done in open court.  B.(1) The procedure for the written polling of the jury shall require that the clerk hand to each juror a separate piece of paper containing the name of the juror and the words "Is this your verdict?" Each juror shall write on the slip of paper the words "Yes" or "No" along with his signature. The clerk shall collect the slips of paper, make them available for inspection by the court and counsel, and record the results.  (2) If a sufficient number of jurors as required by law to reach a verdict answer "yes" the clerk shall so inform the court. Upon verification of the results, the court shall order the clerk to record the verdict and order the jury discharged. If an insufficient number required to find a verdict answer "Yes," the court may remand the jury for further deliberation, or the court may declare a mistrial in accordance with Article 775. The polling slips may be placed under seal upon order of the court, which shall state the specific reasons for placing the polling slips under seal. If so ordered the polling slips shall not be released to the public without a subsequent order of the court authorizing their release. If the court orders the release of the polling slips, the names of the jurors shall be redacted.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 475, §1; Acts 2018, No. 335, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 813. Improper verdict; procedure

If the court finds that the verdict is incorrect in form or is not responsive to the indictment, it shall refuse to receive it, and shall remand the jury with the necessary oral instructions. In such a case the court shall read the verdict, and record the reasons for refusal.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 815. Responsive verdicts; in general

In all cases not provided for in Article 814, the following verdicts are responsive:  (1) Guilty;  (2) Guilty of a lesser and included grade of the offense even though the offense charged is a felony, and the lesser offense a misdemeanor; or  (3) Not Guilty.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 816 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 816. Verdict acquitting on account of insanity

In addition to the responsive verdicts in Articles 814 and 815, a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity is responsive if a defendant has specially pleaded insanity in accordance with Article 552.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 817 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 817. Qualifying verdicts

  A. Except as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, any qualification of or addition to a verdict of guilty, beyond a specification of the offense as to which the verdict is found, is without effect upon the finding.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to a specification of the offense as to which the verdict is found pursuant to Paragraph A of this Article, any fact that increases the maximum or mandatory minimum penalty for a crime, other than the fact of a prior conviction, may be submitted to the jury, and the verdict may include a specific finding of fact as to that issue.  Amended by Acts 1972, No. 502, §1; Acts 1973, No. 125, §1; Acts 2019, No. 326, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 818 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 818. Separate verdict for each defendant

If there is more than one defendant on trial, the verdict shall name each defendant and the finding as to him.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 819 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 819. Separate verdict for each count

If there is more than one count in an indictment, the jury must find a verdict as to each count, unless it cannot agree on a verdict as to a count.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 820 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 820. Application of chapter to cases tried without a jury

All provisions of this Chapter regulating the responsiveness and effect of verdicts shall apply to cases tried without a jury.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 821. Motion for post verdict judgment of acquittal

A. The defendant may move for a post verdict judgment of acquittal following the verdict. A motion for a post verdict judgment of acquittal must be made and disposed of before sentence. B. A post verdict judgment of acquittal shall be granted only if the court finds that the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the state, does not reasonably permit a finding of guilty. C. If the court finds that the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the state, supports only a conviction of a lesser included responsive offense, the court, in lieu of granting a post verdict judgment of acquittal, may modify the verdict and render a judgment of conviction on the lesser included responsive offense. D. If a post verdict judgment of acquittal is granted or if a verdict is modified, the state may seek review by invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of or by appealing to the appropriate appellate court. E. If the appellate court finds that the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the state, supports only a conviction of a lesser included responsive offense, the court, in lieu of granting a post verdict judgment of acquittal, may modify the verdict and render a judgment of conviction on the lesser included responsive offense. Added by Acts 1982, No. 144, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 822. Motion for amending or modifying sentence

A.(1) Should the court on its own motion or on motion of the defendant consider setting aside a guilty verdict or a plea of guilty or, after the sentence is imposed, consider amending or modifying the sentence imposed, the district attorney shall be notified and the motion shall be tried contradictorily with the district attorney unless the district attorney waives such contradictory hearing. (2) Such motions include but are not limited to motions for a new trial, motions in arrest of judgment, motions for amendment, modification, or reconsideration of sentence, and motions for modification of conditions of probation or termination of probation. B. Additionally, if at any time after sentence is imposed, the defendant seeks the production of all or any portion of the district attorney's file in a criminal proceeding, the request for production shall be presented by written motion, which shall be tried contradictorily with the district attorney. C. Each motion to set aside a guilty verdict or plea of guilty and each motion to amend or modify a sentence imposed shall be filed, considered, and decided in compliance with Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 881 and 881.1. Acts 1997, No. 1321, §1; Acts 2001, No. 937, §1.