Louisiana Statutes

§ 15:444

Louisiana § 15:444
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 15Criminal Procedure

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La. Stat. Ann. § 15:444 (2026).

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§444. Proof of intent unnecessary in statutory crimes; inadmissible evidence If a statute has made it a crime to do a particular act, no further proof of intent is required than that accused voluntarily did the act; and any evidence that he did not know such act to be forbidden by law is inadmissible.

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