R.S. 14:10

Criminal intent ACTIVE

Criminal intent may be specific or general:

(1) Specific criminal intent is that state of mind which exists when the circumstances indicate that the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act or failure to act.

(2) General criminal intent is present whenever there is specific intent, and also when the circumstances indicate that the offender, in the ordinary course of human experience, must have adverted to the prescribed criminal consequences as reasonably certain to result from his act or failure to act.

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:10 (2026).
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https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-14/section-10
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@misc{larevstat-14-10,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:10},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-14/section-10},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}