Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 15:259: Admissibility of depositions taken in jail
What this law says, in plain English
Certified jail depositions are admissible in grand jury and trial proceedings when the witness dies, leaves the parish, or cannot attend court, unless a subpoena can compel attendance. Defendants notified but absent at deposition cannot claim denial of confrontation rights.
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