La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 930.2
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 930.2, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Burden of proof
Official statutory text
The petitioner in an application for post conviction relief shall have the burden of proving that relief should be granted. The state has no burden of proof in a post conviction relief proceeding.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2025, No. 393, §1.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Acts 2025, No. 393, §1.
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