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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 234
BY SENATOR HEITMEIER
EVIDENCE. Provides for clarifying language relative to confession evidence. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:451, relative to confession evidence in a criminal proceeding;2
to make technical corrections; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 15:451 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 5
ยง451. Condition precedent to use of confession; free and voluntary rule 6
Before what purposes1 purports to be a confession can be introduced in7
evidence, it must be affirmatively shown that it was free and voluntary, and not made8
under the influence of fear, duress, intimidation, menaces, threats, inducements or9
promises.10 SB NO. 234
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
Present law uses "purposes" in regard to allowing a confession into evidence.
Proposed law makes technical correction by changing "purposes" to "purports" in regard to
allowing a confession into evidence.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 15:451)