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R.S. 15:276

Self-incrimination of witness ACTIVE

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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History

  • enactment Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15:276 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-15-276,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15:276},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-15/section-276},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}