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LA Code Crim Pro art. 612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 612. Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles

If an offense is committed on a train, vessel, aircraft, or other public or private vehicle while in transit in this state and the exact place of the offense in this state cannot be established, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish through or over which the train, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle passed, and in which the crime could have been committed.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 613. Jurisdiction of court where body of water is parish boundary

When a river, bayou, lake, water course, or other body of water is the boundary of any parish, the jurisdiction of the court of such parish extends to the middle of such river, bayou, lake, water course, or other body of water.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 614. Venue where offense committed within one hundred feet of parish boundary

An offense committed on the boundary line of two parishes or within one hundred feet thereof is deemed to have been committed in either parish.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 615. Improper venue; pleading

Improper venue shall be raised in advance of trial by motion to quash, and shall be tried by the judge alone. Venue shall not be considered an essential element to be proven by the state at trial, rather it shall be a jurisdictional matter to be proven by the state by a preponderance of the evidence and decided by the court in advance of trial. Acts 1988, No. 554, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 621. Motion; form; time for filing

A motion for a change of venue may be filed by either the state or the defendant. It shall be filed in accordance with Article 521; or thereafter, in the discretion of the court, any time before the first witness is sworn at the trial of the merits. The motion shall be in writing, sworn to by mover or his counsel, and shall contain:  (1) Allegations of fact upon which the motion is based; and  (2) A statement that the motion is not made for the purpose of delay, but to obtain a fair and impartial trial. A contradictory hearing shall be held upon the motion. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 291, §1; Acts 1978, No. 735, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 622. Grounds for change of venue

A change of venue shall be granted when the applicant proves that by reason of prejudice existing in the public mind or because of undue influence, or that for any other reason, a fair and impartial trial cannot be obtained in the parish where the prosecution is pending. In deciding whether to grant a change of venue the court shall consider whether the prejudice, the influence, or the other reasons are such that they will affect the answers of jurors on the voir dire examination or the testimony of witnesses at the trial.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 623. Change granted; transfer

When a change of venue is granted, the court shall transfer the case to another parish.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 623.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 623.1. Capital cases; transfer of jury

In a case involving a capital offense, upon motion to transfer a jury or on its own motion, if the court determines it is in the interest of justice, the court may, as an alternative to transferring the case to another parish after a change of venue is granted, select a jury in the parish to which venue would otherwise have been transferred, and thereafter, transfer such jury to the court in which the case is pending. Acts 1991, No. 82, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 624. Grant of change of venue; procedure

When a change of venue is granted, the clerk of the court in which the case is pending shall make and retain copies of all documents relating to the case. He shall deliver the original documents together with certified copies of all minute entries of the case to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred, who shall enter the case upon the docket of the court, and the case shall be proceeded with in the same manner as if the proceedings had originally been instituted therein.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 625. Transfer of defendant in custody

If a defendant is in custody when a change of venue is granted, the sheriff shall immediately deliver him to the sheriff of the parish to which the case is transferred, who shall hold him in custody until otherwise ordered by the court.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 626. Change of venue where defendant is on bail

If a defendant has furnished bail prior to a change of venue, his obligation and that of the surety on his bond shall be the same as if the prosecution had been instituted in the court to which the case is transferred.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 627 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 627. Appeals

If a change of venue is granted to the defendant over the objection of the state, or if the court denies an application by the state for a change of venue, the state shall have the right to appeal from the ruling, within the legal delays for making a motion for an appeal, before a trial on the merits. Prior to sentence the defendant may not appeal from a ruling changing or refusing to change the venue.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 641. Mental incapacity to proceed defined

Mental incapacity to proceed exists when, as a result of mental disease or defect, a defendant presently lacks the capacity to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his defense.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 642. How mental incapacity is raised; effect

The defendant's mental incapacity to proceed may be raised at any time by the defense, the district attorney, or the court. When the question of the defendant's mental incapacity to proceed is raised, there shall be no further steps in the criminal prosecution, except the institution of prosecution, until the defendant is found to have the mental capacity to proceed.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 643. Order for mental examination

The court shall order a mental examination of the defendant when it has reasonable ground to doubt the defendant's mental capacity to proceed. Prior to the ordering of any such mental examination, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the defendant if he has not already retained counsel. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 325, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 644.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 644.1. Sanity proceedings for juvenile defendants transferred to criminal court

A. Any juvenile transferred for criminal trial in accordance with Articles 305 and 857 of the Children's Code may seek a special sanity hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 833 through 836 of the Children's Code. B. The determination of the juvenile's capacity or incapacity to proceed to trial shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 837 and 838 of the Children's Code. In all other cases, the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 648 through 649.1 shall govern the determination of capacity or incapacity to proceed to trial. Acts 2006, No. 308, §1; Acts 2012, No. 698, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 645 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 645. Report of sanity commission

A.(1) The report of the sanity commission members shall address their specific findings with regard to all of the following:  (a) The defendant's capacity to understand the proceedings against him. (b) His ability to assist in his defense. (c) His need for inpatient hospitalization in the event he is found incompetent. (2) The fact that the defendant claims to be unable to remember the time period surrounding the alleged offense shall not, by itself, bar a finding of competency if the defendant otherwise understands the charges against him and can assist in his defense. B. The report of the sanity commission shall be filed in triplicate with the presiding judge within thirty days after the date of the order of appointment. The time for filing may be extended by the court. The clerk shall make copies of the report available to the district attorney and to the defendant or his counsel without cost. Acts 1990, No. 436, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 646 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 646. Examination by physician retained by defense or district attorney

The court order for a mental examination shall not deprive the defendant or the district attorney of the right to an independent mental examination by a physician or mental health expert of his choice, and such physician or mental health expert shall be permitted to have reasonable access to the defendant for the purposes of the examination. Acts 1999, No. 1104, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 647 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 647. Determination of mental capacity to proceed

The issue of the defendant's mental capacity to proceed shall be determined by the court in a contradictory hearing. The report of the sanity commission is admissible in evidence at the hearing, and members of the sanity commission may be called as witnesses by the court, the defense, or the district attorney. Regardless of who calls them as witnesses, the members of the commission are subject to cross-examination by the defense, by the district attorney, and by the court. Other evidence pertaining to the defendant's mental capacity to proceed may be introduced at the hearing by the defense and by the district attorney.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 648.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 648.1. Information required prior to admission

No superintendent of an institution shall admit a defendant found by the court to lack the mental capacity to proceed pursuant to Article 648 unless he is furnished by the court the following information:  (1) The name and address of the defendant's attorney. (2) The crime or crimes with which the defendant is charged and the date of such charge or charges. (3) A copy of the report of the sanity commission. (4) Any other pertinent information concerning the defendant's health which has come to the attention of the court such as injuries sustained at the time of arrest or injuries sustained following incarceration. (5) A copy of the defendant's criminal history record. (6) A copy of the police report concerning the charged offense. (7) A copy of the judgment and order specifying the nature and purpose of the commitment or recommitment to the state institution. Acts 1975, No. 325, §2; Acts 1990, No. 754, §1; Acts 1992, No. 399, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 649.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 649.1. Prescribed medication; administration

When a person is returned to the committing court from an institution pursuant to Article 649 pending a sanity hearing, and the superintendent of the committing institution deems it necessary that the patient receive prescribed medication, it shall be the duty of the chief administrative officer of the parish jail to make such medication available to the person until such time as the coroner or another physician finds that the medication or its prescribed dosage is no longer necessary. Added by Acts 1975, No. 325, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 650 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 650. Mental examination after plea of insanity

When a defendant enters a combined plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity," the court may appoint a sanity commission as provided in Article 644 to make an examination as to the defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense. The court may also order the commission to make an examination as to the defendant's present mental capacity to proceed. Mental examinations and reports under this article shall be conducted and filed in conformity with Articles 644 through 646.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 651. When defense of insanity at time of offense is available; method of trial

When a defendant is tried upon a plea of "not guilty", evidence of insanity or mental defect at the time of the offense shall not be admissible.  The defenses available under a combined plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity" shall be tried together.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 652. Burden of proof

The defendant has the burden of establishing the defense of insanity at the time of the offense by a preponderance of the evidence.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 653. Testimony of members of sanity commission

Upon the trial of the defense of insanity at the time of the offense, the members of the sanity commission may be called as witnesses by the court, the defense, or the district attorney. Regardless of who calls them as witnesses, the members of the commission are subject to cross-examination by the defense, by the district attorney, and by the court. Other evidence pertaining to the defense of insanity at the time of the offense may be introduced at the trial by the defense and by the district attorney.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 654. Legal effect of acquittal on ground of insanity; commitment

When a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity is returned in a capital case, the court shall commit the defendant to a proper state mental institution or to a private mental institution approved by the court for custody, care, and treatment. When a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity in any other felony case, the court shall remand him to the parish jail or to a private mental institution approved by the court and shall promptly hold a contradictory hearing at which the defendant shall have the burden of proof, to determine whether the defendant can be discharged or can be released on probation, without danger to others or to himself. If the court determines that the defendant cannot be released without danger to others or to himself, it shall order him committed to a proper state mental institution or to a private mental institution approved by the court for custody, care, and treatment. If the court determines that the defendant can be discharged or released on probation without danger to others or to himself, the court shall either order his discharge, or order his release on probation subject to specified conditions for a fixed or an indeterminate period. The court shall assign written findings of fact and conclusions of law; however, the assignment of reasons shall not delay the implementation of judgment. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 805, §1; Acts 1982, No. 689, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 654.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 654.1. Information required prior to admission

 No superintendent of a mental institution shall admit a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to Article 654 unless the court furnishes the following information:  (1) The defendant's commitment order specifying not guilty by reason of insanity. (2) A copy of the defendant's criminal history record. (3) A police report concerning the charged offense. (4) Victim and witness statements, if any. (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the district attorney who prosecuted the defendant. Acts 1990, No. 753, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 655. Application for discharge or release on probation; review panel

  A.(1) When the superintendent of a mental institution is of the opinion that a person committed pursuant to Article 654 can be discharged or can be released on probation, without danger to others or to himself, he shall recommend the discharge or release of the person in a report to a review panel comprised of the person's treating physician, the clinical director of the facility to which the person is committed, and a physician, medical psychologist, or psychologist who served on the sanity commission which recommended commitment of the person. If any member of the panel is unable to serve, a physician, medical psychologist, or a psychologist engaged in the practice of clinical or counseling psychology with at least three years' experience in the field of mental health shall be appointed by the remaining members.  (2) The panel shall review all reports received promptly. After review, the panel shall make a recommendation to the court by which the person was committed as to the person's mental condition and whether he can be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, without being a danger to others or himself. If the review panel recommends to the court that the person be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, the court shall conduct a contradictory hearing following notice to the district attorney.  (3) A recommendation that the person be discharged or released on probation shall require a unanimous vote of the panel.  (4) The panel shall render specific findings of fact in support of its recommendation.  B. A person committed pursuant to Article 654 may make application to the review panel for discharge or for release on probation. Such application by a committed person may not be filed until the committed person has been confined for a period of at least six months after the original commitment. If the review panel recommends to the court that the person be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, the court shall conduct a hearing following notice to the district attorney. If the recommendation of the review panel or the court is adverse, the applicant shall not be permitted to file another application until one year has elapsed from the date of determination.  C. The superintendent of the mental institution shall, under both Paragraphs A and B of this Article, transmit a copy of this report and recommendation to the person committed or his attorney and to the district attorney of the parish from which the person was committed.  Acts 1985, No. 925, §1; Acts 1987, No. 928, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 2018, No. 532, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 656. Additional mental examinations

A. Upon receipt of the superintendent's report, filed in conformity with Article 655, the review panel may examine the committed person and report, to the court promptly, whether he can be safely discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or be safely released on probation, without danger to others or to himself. B. The committed person or the district attorney may also retain a physician to examine the committed person for the same purpose. The physician's report shall be filed with the court. C. Upon receipt by the superintendent of the state hospital or other treatment facility to which the person has been committed of the recommendation of the hospital-based treatment team that the person is appropriate for probated outpatient status as set forth in this Chapter, the superintendent shall immediately forward such recommendation to the administrator of the conditional release program, together with the proposed aftercare plans. The administrator or a designee shall submit to the review panel a recommended plan, if appropriate, for outpatient supervision and monitoring. The plan shall set forth any additional terms and conditions to be followed during outpatient status, if recommended. Acts 1987, No. 928, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 800, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 657. Discharge or release; hearing

  After considering the report or reports filed pursuant to Articles 655 and 656, the court may either continue the commitment or hold a contradictory hearing to determine whether the committed person no longer has a mental illness as defined by R.S. 28:2 and can be discharged, or can be released on probation, without danger to others or to himself as defined by R.S. 28:2. At the hearing the burden shall be upon the state to seek continuance of the confinement by proving by clear and convincing evidence that the committed person currently has a mental illness and is dangerous. After the hearing, and upon filing written findings of fact and conclusions of law, the court may order the committed person discharged, released on probation subject to specified conditions for a fixed or an indeterminate period, or recommitted to the state mental institution. A copy of the judgment and order containing the written findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be forwarded to the administrator of the forensic facility. Notice to the counsel for the committed person and the district attorney of the contradictory hearing shall be given at least thirty days prior to the hearing.  Acts 1992, No. 398, §1; Acts 1993, No. 700, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §5.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 657.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 657.1. Conditional release; criteria

  A. At any time the court considers a recommendation from the hospital-based review panel that the person may be discharged or released on probation, it may place the insanity acquittee on conditional release if it finds the following:  (1) Based on the factors which the court shall consider pursuant to Article 657, he does not need inpatient hospitalization but needs outpatient treatment, supervision, and monitoring to prevent his condition from deteriorating to a degree that he would likely become dangerous to self and others.  (2) Appropriate outpatient treatment, supervision, and monitoring are reasonably available.  (3) There is significant reason to believe that the insanity acquittee, if conditionally released, would comply with the conditions specified.  (4) Conditional release will not present an undue risk of danger to others or self, as defined in R.S. 28:2.  B. The court shall subject a conditionally released insanity acquittee to such orders and conditions it deems will best meet the acquittee's need for treatment, supervision, and monitoring and will best serve the interests of justice and society.  C. These provisions for conditional release may also be applied to discharges of pretrial defendants found unrestorably incompetent to proceed pursuant to Article 648(B).  Acts 1995, No. 800, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §5.