Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 296: Scope of preliminary examination before and after indictment
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs court procedures for preliminary examinations—when courts must release defendants lacking probable cause and when they may fix bail—rather than defining any criminal offense.
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