Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 591 (2026)

Double jeopardy; definition

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TITLE XVIII. DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Art. 591. Double jeopardy; definition

           No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty for the same offense, except, when on his own motion, a new trial has been granted or judgment has been arrested, or where there has been a mistrial legally ordered under the provisions of Article 775 or ordered with the express consent of the defendant.