Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15

La. C.Cr.P. § 359: Nonproduction of person confined; justification

What this law says, in plain English

When a confined person cannot appear in court, the custodian must explain why. The court decides whether the explanation is acceptable to proceed without the person present or demands their immediate appearance.

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