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LA Code Crim Pro art. 657.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 657.2. Conditional release; additional requirements

  A. Upon an application for conditional release of a person, who has been committed to a state hospital or other treatment facility pursuant to this Chapter upon the grounds that the adverse effects of a mental illness are in remission, and if after a hearing the court determines that the applicant will not likely be a danger to others or himself, as defined in R.S. 28:2, if he is under supervision and his treatment is monitored in the community, the court shall not consider the applicant to be in stable remission from the adverse effects of a mental illness until the applicant is placed with an appropriate forensic conditional release program for at least one year but not more than five years.  B. For good cause shown, placement in a conditional release program may be extended after five years in one-year increments at a yearly contradictory hearing with the state.  C. All or a substantial portion of the program shall include outpatient treatment, supervision, and monitoring.  D. At the termination of conditional release, the person may continue to receive appropriate treatment services, if recommended by the treating psychiatrist, from public or private mental health agencies, with inactive supervision provided by the division of probation and parole of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.  Acts 1995, No. 800, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §5.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 659 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 659. Costs of mental examinations prior to commitment

The fees and expenses of physicians, including coroners and other physicians in the employ of the state or its political subdivisions, appointed by a court to make a mental examination and report prior to commitment shall be fixed by the court in an amount not less than the fees set forth in R.S. 13:5706 and shall be paid by the parish where the prosecution was instituted. The fee paid to the coroner or other physician in the employ of the state shall be in addition to his salary. Use of the facilities of a state mental institution in making the mental examination shall be without cost to the parish. Acts 2001, No. 467, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 660 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 660. Institutional costs after commitment

The custody, care, and treatment of a defendant committed under the provisions of this Title, and mental examinations and reports subsequent thereto by physicians on the medical staff of the institution, shall be without cost to the parish from which the defendant was committed. When a physician on the medical staff of the institution is called to testify at a hearing or trial concerning a mental examination made by him, he shall be entitled to a reasonable expert witness fee to be fixed by the court, and to reimbursement for traveling expenses in conformity with law, with such fees and expenses to be paid by the parish where the prosecution was instituted.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 661. Progress reports; responsibility to furnish

The superintendent of each mental institution and the director of each mental health unit throughout the state shall furnish progress reports every six months on each patient committed under the provisions of this Title. Copies of such reports shall be furnished to the committing court, the judicial administrator, and the attorney general of the state. Added by Acts 1975, No. 325, §3.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 671. Grounds for recusation of judge

A. In a criminal case a judge of any court, trial or appellate, shall be recused when he:  (1) Is biased, prejudiced, or personally interested in the cause to such an extent that he would be unable to conduct a fair and impartial trial;  (2) Is the spouse of the accused, of the party injured, of an attorney employed in the cause, or of the district attorney; or is related to the accused or the party injured, or to the spouse of the accused or party injured, within the fourth degree; or is related to an attorney employed in the cause or to the district attorney, or to the spouse of either, within the second degree;  (3) Has been employed or consulted as an attorney in the cause, or has been associated with an attorney during the latter's employment in the cause;  (4) Is a witness in the cause;  (5) Has performed a judicial act in the case in another court; or  (6) Would be unable, for any other reason, to conduct a fair and impartial trial. B. In any cause in which the state, or a political subdivision thereof, or a religious body is interested, the fact that the judge is a citizen of the state or a resident of the political subdivision, or pays taxes thereto, or is a member of the religious body is not of itself a ground for recusation. Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}
LA Code Crim Pro art. 672 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 672. Recusation on court's own motion; by supreme court

A judge may recuse himself, whether a motion for his recusation has been filed by a party or not, in any case in which a ground for recusation exists. On the written application of a trial judge, the supreme court may recuse him for any reason that it considers sufficient.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 673 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 673. Judge may act until recused

A judge has full power and authority to act, even though a ground for recusation exists, until he is recused, or a motion for his recusation is filed. The judge to whom the motion to recuse is assigned shall have full power and authority to act in the cause pending the disposition of the motion to recuse. Acts 2010, No. 262, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 674 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 674. Procedure for recusation of trial judge

A party desiring to recuse a trial judge shall file a written motion therefor assigning the ground for recusation. The motion shall be filed prior to commencement of the trial unless the party discovers the facts constituting the ground for recusation thereafter, in which event it shall be filed immediately after the facts are discovered, but prior to verdict or judgment. If a valid ground for recusation is set forth in the motion, the judge shall either recuse himself, or refer the motion for hearing to another judge or to a judge ad hoc, as provided in Article 675.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 675 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 675. Selection of judge ad hoc to try motion to recuse

A. In a court having two judges, the judge who is sought to be recused shall refer the motion to recuse to the other judge of that court. B. In a court having more than two judges, the motion to recuse shall be referred to another judge of the court through a random process as provided by the rules of court. C. When the ground assigned for the recusation of the judge of a district court having one judge is that he is biased, prejudiced, or personally interested in the cause, the judge shall appoint a district judge of an adjoining district to try the motion to recuse. When any other ground is assigned for the recusation of such a district judge, he may appoint either a district judge of an adjoining district or a lawyer domiciled in the judicial district who has the qualifications of a district judge to try the motion to recuse. In a city court, a separate juvenile court, or a family court, when the court has a single judge, the judge shall refer the motion to recuse to a district judge of his district. D. The order of the court appointing a judge ad hoc shall be entered on the minutes of the court, and the clerk of court shall forward a certified copy of the order to the appointed judge ad hoc. The motion to recuse shall be tried promptly in a contradictory hearing in the court in which the case is pending. Acts 2001, No. 417, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 676 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 676. Judge ad hoc to try case when judge recused

A. When a district court judge, or a judge of a separate juvenile court or of a family court, recuses himself, a judge ad hoc shall be assigned to try the case in the manner provided by Article 675 for the appointment of a judge ad hoc to try a motion to recuse. When a city court judge of a court having a single judge recuses himself, he shall appoint to try the case either a city court judge from an adjoining parish or a lawyer who is domiciled in the parish and has the qualifications of a city court judge. B. When a district court judge or a judge of a separate juvenile court or of a family court is recused after a trial of the motion, the matter shall be reassigned to another judge for trial of the case in accordance with the procedures contained in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 675. When a city court judge of a court having a single judge is recused after a trial on the motion, the judge ad hoc who tried the motion to recuse shall appoint to try the case either a city court judge from an adjoining parish or a lawyer who is domiciled in the parish and has the qualifications of a city court judge. C. When a city court has two judges, if a judge recuses himself or is recused, the case shall be tried by the other judge of that court. D. When a city court has more than two judges, if a judge recuses himself or is recused, the case shall be tried by another judge of that court through a random reassignment process. E. The judge ad hoc has the same power and authority to dispose of the case as the recused judge would have. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 191, §1; Acts 2001, No. 417, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 677 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 677. Supreme court appointment of judge ad hoc

In a case in which the district judge is recused, even when a judge ad hoc has been appointed for the trial of the case under Article 676, the defendant or the district attorney may apply to the supreme court for the appointment of another district judge as judge ad hoc to try the case. If the supreme court deems it in the interest of justice, it shall make such appointment. The order of the supreme court appointing a judge ad hoc shall be entered on its minutes. The clerk of the supreme court shall forward a certified copy of the order to the appointed judge ad hoc, and a certified copy to the clerk of the district court where the case is pending, for entry in its minutes.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 678 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 678. Recusation of judge ad hoc

A judge ad hoc appointed to try a motion to recuse a judge, or appointed to try the case, may be recused on the grounds and in the manner provided in this Chapter for the recusation of judges.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 679 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 679. Recusation of an appellate judge and a supreme court justice

A. When a written motion is filed to recuse a judge of a court of appeal, he may recuse himself or the motion shall be heard by the other judges on the panel to which the cause is assigned, or by all judges of the court, except the judge sought to be recused, sitting en banc. B. When a judge of a court of appeal recuses himself or is recused, the court shall appoint another of its judges to act for the recused judge in the hearing and disposition of the case. C. When a written motion is filed to recuse a justice of the supreme court, he may recuse himself or the motion shall be heard by the other justices of the court. D. When a justice of the supreme court recuses himself, or is recused, the court may have the case argued before and disposed of by the other justices or appoint a judge of a district court or of a court of appeal to sit as a member of the court in the hearing and disposition of the case. Acts 1997, No. 887, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 680 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 680. Grounds for recusation of district attorney

A district attorney shall be recused when he:  (1) Has a personal interest in the cause or grand jury proceeding which is in conflict with fair and impartial administration of justice;  (2) Is related to the party accused or to the party injured, or to the spouse of the accused or party injured, or to a party who is a focus of a grand jury investigation, to such an extent that it may appreciably influence him in the performance of the duties of his office; or  (3) Has been employed or consulted in the case as attorney for the defendant before his election or appointment as district attorney. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 195, §1, eff. July 8, 1980.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 681 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 681. Procedure for recusation of district attorney

A district attorney may recuse himself, whether a motion for his recusation has been filed or not, in any case in which a ground for recusation exists. A motion to recuse the district attorney shall be in writing and shall set forth the grounds therefor. The motion shall be filed in accordance with Article 521, and shall be tried in a contradictory hearing. If a ground for recusation is established the judge shall recuse the district attorney. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 735, §2.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 682 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 682. Appointment of substitute for a recused district attorney

When a district attorney is recused, or recuses himself, the trial judge shall either appoint an attorney at law, who has the qualifications of a district attorney and is not an assistant to the recused district attorney, to act in the place of the district attorney in the case, or shall notify the attorney general in writing of the recusation. In the latter instance, it shall be the duty of the attorney general to appoint a member of his staff or a district attorney of another district to act in the place of the recused district attorney. The substitute appointed for the recused district attorney shall have all powers of the recused district attorney with reference to the case.  Amended by Acts 1972, No. 652, §1; Acts 2009, No. 271, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 683 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 683. Disability or absence of district attorney

When a district attorney is unable to perform his duties for any cause, other than recusation, death, or resignation or removal from office, an assistant district attorney shall act in his place. When the district attorney still holds office and there is no assistant district attorney, the trial judge shall appoint an attorney at law of that district, having the qualifications of a district attorney, to act in his place during his disability or absence. If the trial judge is unable to make the appointment, he shall certify the fact in writing to the attorney general, who shall appoint a district attorney of another district to act in place of the regular district attorney. The temporary district attorney shall have all powers of the district attorney during the time of his disability or absence.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 683.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 683.1. Costs of prosecution and investigation

A. Whenever the district attorney of the parish of original jurisdiction and venue is recused or requests another district attorney or the attorney general to undertake a prosecution or an investigation reasonably related to a possible prosecution and such other district attorney or the attorney general actually undertakes same, the costs of such prosecution and investigation shall be borne by the parish of original jurisdiction and venue, which shall reimburse such other district attorney or the attorney general therefor. B. For the purposes of this Article, "costs of prosecution and investigation" include not only unreimbursed court costs but also the actual costs of travel, including mileage or transportation costs, lodging, and meals, all in accord with the travel regulations of the Division of Administration; the actual costs of experts and expert witnesses, their actual costs of travel, including mileage or transportation costs, lodging, and meals; laboratory fees, and all other actual costs of performing the prosecution and investigation. Acts 1986, No. 895, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 684 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 684. Review of recusation ruling

If a judge or a district attorney is recused over the objection of the state, or if an application by the state for recusation of a judge is denied, the state may apply for a review of the ruling by supervisory writs. The defendant may not appeal prior to sentence from a ruling recusing or refusing to recuse the judge or the district attorney. Acts 1997, No. 887, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 691 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 691. Dismissal of prosecution by district attorney

The district attorney has the power, in his discretion, to dismiss an indictment or a count in an indictment, and in order to exercise that power it is not necessary that he obtain consent of the court. The dismissal may be made orally by the district attorney in open court, or by a written statement of the dismissal signed by the district attorney and filed with the clerk of court. The clerk of court shall cause the dismissal to be entered on the minutes of the court. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 142, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 692 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 692. Dismissal of indictment after conviction

After conviction, the district attorney is authorized to dismiss an indictment or count thereof only:  (1) When a new trial has been granted. (2) When a motion in arrest of judgment has been sustained. Acts 1983, No. 588, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 693 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 693. Effect of dismissal

Dismissal by the district attorney of an indictment or of a count of an indictment, discharges that particular indictment or count. The dismissal is not a bar to a subsequent prosecution, except that:  (1) A dismissal entered without the defendant's consent after the first witness is sworn at the trial on the merits, shall operate as an acquittal and bar a subsequent prosecution for the charge dismissed; and  (2) A dismissal entered after a city court conviction has been appealed to the district court for a trial de novo, shall operate as an acquittal and bar a subsequent prosecution for the charge dismissed.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 702. Setting cases for trial

Cases shall be set for trial by the court on motion of the state, and may be set for trial on motion of the defendant. Courts shall adopt rules governing the procedure for setting cases for trial and giving notice thereof. The defendant shall be given notice of trial sufficiently in advance thereof so that he may summon his witnesses.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 703. Motion to suppress evidence

A. A defendant adversely affected may move to suppress any evidence from use at the trial on the merits on the ground that it was unconstitutionally obtained. B. A defendant may move on any constitutional ground to suppress a confession or statement of any nature made by the defendant. C. A motion filed under the provisions of this Article must be filed in accordance with Article 521, unless opportunity therefor did not exist or neither the defendant nor his counsel was aware of the existence of the evidence or the ground of the motion, or unless the failure to file the motion was otherwise excusable. The court in its discretion may permit the filing of a motion to suppress at any time before or during the trial. D. On the trial of a motion to suppress filed under the provisions of this Article, the burden of proof is on the defendant to prove the ground of his motion, except that the state shall have the burden of proving the admissibility of a purported confession or statement by the defendant or of any evidence seized without a warrant. E.(1) An evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress shall be held only when the defendant alleges facts that would require the granting of relief. The state may file an answer to the motion. The defendant may testify in support of a motion to suppress without being subject to examination on other matters. The defendant's testimony cannot be used by the state except for the purpose of attacking the credibility of the defendant's testimony at the trial on the merits. (2) If the defendant testifies before the jury at the trial on the merits, he can be cross-examined on the whole case. F. A ruling prior to trial on the merits, upon a motion to suppress, is binding at the trial. Failure to file a motion to suppress evidence in accordance with this Article prevents the defendant from objecting to its admissibility at the trial on the merits on a ground assertable by a motion to suppress. G. When a ruling on a motion to suppress a confession or statement is adverse to the defendant, the state shall be required, prior to presenting the confession or statement to the jury, to introduce evidence concerning the circumstances surrounding the making of the confession or statement for the purpose of enabling the jury to determine the weight to be given the confession or statement. A ruling made adversely to the defendant prior to trial upon a motion to suppress a confession or statement does not prevent the defendant from introducing evidence during the trial concerning the circumstances surrounding the making of the confession or statement for the purpose of enabling the jury to determine the weight to be given the confession or statement. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 814, §1; Acts 1978, No. 746, §1; Acts 1980, No. 431, §1; Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 515, §12.}}
LA Code Crim Pro art. 704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 704. Severance

Jointly indicted defendants shall be tried jointly unless:  (1) The state elects to try them separately; or  (2) The court, on motion of the defendant, and after contradictory hearing with the district attorney, is satisfied that justice requires a severance.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 705. Effects of severance

When the court has ordered severance of an indictment, the district attorney shall file separate indictments. In the case of a grand jury indictment, no further action by the grand jury is required. Severed indictments shall be considered as filed on the date of the filing of the original indictment. Proceedings under the original indictment are not affected by the severance except insofar as they may be inconsistent with some other provision of this Code. The effects of a severance, as stated in this article, apply to severances under Articles 532(3) and 704.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 706 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 706. Consolidation for trial

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.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 707 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 707. Motion for continuance; time for filing

A motion for a continuance shall be in writing and shall allege specifically the grounds upon which it is based and, when made by a defendant, must be verified by his affidavit or that of his counsel. It shall be filed at least seven days prior to the commencement of trial. Upon written motion at any time and after contradictory hearing, the court may grant a continuance, but only upon a showing that such motion is in the interest of justice. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 735, §2; Acts 1981, No. 440, §1.