La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 6
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 6, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Conjunctive, disjunctive, or both
Official statutory text
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) The word "and" indicates the conjunctive;
(2) The word "or" indicates the disjunctive;
(3) When the article is phrased in the disjunctive, followed by the words "or both," both the conjunctive and disjunctive are intended; and
(4) The word "and" or "or" between the last two items in a series applies to the entire series.
(1) The word "and" indicates the conjunctive;
(2) The word "or" indicates the disjunctive;
(3) When the article is phrased in the disjunctive, followed by the words "or both," both the conjunctive and disjunctive are intended; and
(4) The word "and" or "or" between the last two items in a series applies to the entire series.
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