La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 738
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 738, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Number of witnesses allowed
Official statutory text
At a trial or hearing, each defendant in a misdemeanor case shall be allowed to summon six witnesses at the expense of the parish, and in a felony case sixteen witnesses. A defendant shall have the right of compulsory process for additional witnesses at his own expense.
Acts 2001, No. 1119, ยง1.
Acts 2001, No. 1119, ยง1.
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