Art. 693. Effect of dismissal

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LA C.Cr.P. Art. 693West's Louisiana Statutes AnnotatedLouisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Louisiana Statutes Annotated

Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)

Title XXIII. Dismissal of Prosecution

LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 693

Art. 693. Effect of dismissal

Currentness

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.

LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 693, LA C.Cr.P. Art. 693

Current through the 2024 First Extraordinary and Second Extraordinary Sessions.

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