Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 650: Mental examination after plea of insanity
What this law says, in plain English
When a defendant pleads not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, the court may appoint a sanity commission to examine the defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense and present capacity to proceed.
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