Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 551: Arraignment of defendant
What this law says, in plain English
Arraignment requires the clerk to read the indictment to the defendant in open court and ask for a plea. The defendant may waive the reading with court permission, and courts may allow appearances via electronic audio-visual transmission.
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