Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4871

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.

The sole ground on which the defendant may object to any question asked him or any other party as a witness, or to the introduction in evidence of any document, or to the production in court or to the clerk of any document in response to a subpoena duces tecum directed to him, shall be that the information sought by the question or contained in the document is not relevant to any matter with respect to which the action is pending.  The court shall not exclude any question or document if it appears that the information may possibly relate to any matter with respect to which the action is pending.