La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 767
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 767, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Same; prohibition against adverting to confessions
Official statutory text
The state shall not, in the opening statement, advert in any way to a confession or inculpatory statement made by the defendant unless the statement has been previously ruled admissible in the case.
Acts 1995, No. 1278, ยง1.
Acts 1995, No. 1278, ยง1.
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