Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 494 – Joinder of defendants
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 494
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indictment or information if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 528, §2.