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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2 (2026)

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§40.2. Stalking

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Cited in 62 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017).
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Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:40.2. Because stalking | iais an offense against the person in the Louisiana Criminal Code, it constitutes domestic abuse for purposes of the Domestic Abuse Assistance Law.”
State v. Ryan, 969 So. 2d 1268 (La. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:40.2, and appeals on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence.”
Shaw v. Young, 199 So. 3d 1180 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:40.2(0(1) (emphasis added). A “pattern of conduct” means “a series of acts over' a period of time, however short, evidencing an intent to inflict a continuity of emotional distress upon the person.”
Aaron Jordan v. Derek Brumfield, 687 F. App'x 408 (5th Cir. 2017). · cites it 3× “” La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(A). For any reasonable officer to have concluded that Brumfield’s affidavit established probable cause to arrest Jordan for stalking, that officer would need to believe that the conduct described therein satisfied each of these elements.”
State v. Dominick, 129 So. 3d 782 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:40.2; La. R.S. 14:66); 3. two counts of stalking and one count of extortion, forcible rape, and second degree kidnapping of O.”
State v. Rico, 741 So. 2d 774 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “R.S. 14:40.2, on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain a guilty verdict.”
Nicholson v. State, 963 N.E.2d 1096 (Ind. 2012). “9 (2010); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 14:40.2 (2008); Neb.Rev.”
People v. Haller, 174 Cal. App. 4th 1080 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “(La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2.) Here, the trial court found true the special allegation that defendant was subject to an enhanced sentence for stalking under section 646.”
State v. Castillo, 167 So. 3d 624 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:40.2. As such, defendant cannot show that the prosecutor’s comment prejudiced him since the jury had already heard evidence of it during trial.”
Scott v. Hogan, 255 So. 3d 24 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:40.2 5 or cyberstalking under La.”
State v. Bryan, 910 P.2d 212 (Kan. 1996). “); La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2 (West 1995 Supp.”
State v. R.W.B., 105 So. 3d 54 (La. 2012). “5), stalking (R.S. 14:40.2), incest (R.S. 14:78), aggravated incest (R.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(4) — 2 cases
State v. Miller, 269 So. 3d 806 (La. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Miller, 269 So. 3d 806 (La. Ct. App. 2019).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(A) — 18 cases
Aaron Jordan v. Derek Brumfield, 687 F. App'x 408 (5th Cir. 2017). “” La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(A). For any reasonable officer to have concluded that Brumfield’s affidavit established probable cause to arrest Jordan for stalking, that officer would need to believe that the conduct described therein satisfied each of these elements.”
Lepine v. Lepine, 223 So. 3d 666 (La. Ct. App. 2017). “R.S. 14:40.2. Because stalking | iais an offense against the person in the Louisiana Criminal Code, it constitutes domestic abuse for purposes of the Domestic Abuse Assistance Law.”
Shaw v. Young, 199 So. 3d 1180 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 14:40.2(0(1) (emphasis added). A “pattern of conduct” means “a series of acts over' a period of time, however short, evidencing an intent to inflict a continuity of emotional distress upon the person.”
State v. Rico, 741 So. 2d 774 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 14:40.2, on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain a guilty verdict.”
State v. Saucier, 81 So. 3d 691 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B) — 1 case
State v. Barr, 806 So. 2d 137 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(1) — 3 cases
State v. Barr, 781 So. 2d 1249 (La. 2001).
State v. Young, 712 So. 2d 273 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Young, 703 So. 2d 1253 (La. Ct. App. 1997).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Brignac, 49 So. 3d 960 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. DeBarge, 210 So. 3d 377 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(3) — 1 case
State of Louisiana v. Martin Dwayne Bailey, Jr. (La. Ct. App. 2025).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(4) — 3 cases
State v. Jacks, 978 So. 2d 922 (La. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Miller, 269 So. 3d 806 (La. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Miller, 269 So. 3d 806 (La. Ct. App. 2019).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(B)(l)(a) — 1 case
State v. Morris, 178 So. 3d 1028 (La. Ct. App. 2015).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(C) — 3 cases
State v. Ryan, 969 So. 2d 1268 (La. Ct. App. 2007). “R.S. 14:40.2, and appeals on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence.”
State v. Rico, 741 So. 2d 774 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 14:40.2, on the basis of insufficiency of the evidence to sustain a guilty verdict.”
Ju'Kadynn Carter v. Steve Holloway (La. Ct. App. 2025).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(C)(1) — 9 cases
State v. Young, 712 So. 2d 273 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Jacks, 978 So. 2d 922 (La. Ct. App. 2007).
Cynthia Badinger v. David Zeke Falcon (La. Ct. App. 2024).
Nicole T. Jones, Cams Versus Liseli Oliva Chavez (La. Ct. App. 2023).
Liseli Oliva Versus Nicole Tiara Jones C/W Nicole T. Jones, Cams Versus Liseli Oliva Chavez (La. Ct. App. 2023).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:40.2(C)(2) — 8 cases
State v. Higginbotham, 790 So. 2d 648 (La. Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Young, 712 So. 2d 273 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
Nicole T. Jones, Cams Versus Liseli Oliva Chavez (La. Ct. App. 2023).
Liseli Oliva Versus Nicole Tiara Jones C/W Nicole T. Jones, Cams Versus Liseli Oliva Chavez (La. Ct. App. 2023).
Melanie Riviere Versus Bernd Bello (La. Ct. App. 2024).
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