Louisiana Statutes
§ 15:276 — Self-incrimination of witness
Louisiana § 15:276
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 15Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 15:276 (2026).
Text
No witness can be forced to criminate himself, but the judge is not bound by the witness' statement that the answer would criminate him, when from the nature of the question asked and the circumstances of the case such statement can not be true.
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Related
State v. Walker
221 So. 3d 951 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2017)
State v. Bouffanie
364 So. 2d 971 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1978)
State v. Bolen
338 So. 2d 97 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1976)
Turner v. Department of Transportation & Development
822 So. 2d 786 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2002)
State v. Joseph
619 So. 2d 1229 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1993)
State v. Armstrong
683 So. 2d 1261 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1996)
Legislative History
Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
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