CHAPTER 5. DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION PART A. DISCOVERY BY THE DEFENDANT Art. 716. Statements by the defendant, codefendants, and witnesses A. Upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to disclose to the defendant, and to permit or authorize the defendant to inspect and copy, photograph or otherwise reproduce any […]
Art. 717. Disclosure by the state; criminal records of defendant and witnesses; inducements to the state’s witnesses A. Upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to disclose, or to direct the appropriate law enforcement agency to disclose to the defendant, the record of arrests and convictions of the defendant, […]
Art. 718. Documents and tangible objects Subject to the limitation of Article 723 of this Code, and except as otherwise prohibited by law, upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to permit or authorize the defendant to inspect and copy, photograph or otherwise reproduce law enforcement reports created and […]
Art. 718.1. Evidence of obscenity, video voyeurism, pornography involving juveniles, or unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity; prohibition on reproduction of pornography involving juveniles A. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that is alleged to constitute evidence of obscenity as defined in R.S. 14:106(A)(2) that is unlawfully possessed, video voyeurism […]
Art. 719. Reports of examinations and tests A. Upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to permit or authorize the defendant to inspect and copy, photograph, or otherwise reproduce any results or reports, or copies thereof, of a physical or mental examination, and of scientific tests or experiments, made […]
Art. 720. Evidence of other crimes Upon written motion of defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to inform the defendant of the state’s intent to offer evidence of the commission of any other crime admissible under the authority of Code of Evidence Articles 404 and 412.2. However, that order shall not require the […]
Art. 721. Statements of coconspirators Upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to disclose to the defendant the state’s intent to use any written, recorded, or oral statements of coconspirators that the state intends to introduce in its case in chief pursuant to Code of Evidence Article 801(D)(3)(b). Added […]
Art. 722. Confessions and statements of codefendants Upon written motion of the defendant, the court shall order the district attorney to permit or authorize the defendant to inspect and copy, photograph, or otherwise reproduce any written or recorded confessions or statements made by a codefendant. Added by Acts 1977, No. 515, §1; Acts 2013, No. […]
Art. 723. State reports and other matters not subject to disclosure, favorable evidence A. Except as specifically provided in this Chapter, this Chapter does not authorize the discovery or inspection of reports, memoranda, notes, or other internal state documents made by the district attorney or by agents of the state in connection with the investigation […]
