Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:444 – Proof of intent unnecessary in statutory crimes; inadmissible evidence
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:444
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
If a statute has made it a crime to do a particular act, no further proof of intent is required than that accused voluntarily did the act; and any evidence that he did not know such act to be forbidden by law is inadmissible.