Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:231d – Any person subject to this Code who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a d
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:231d
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
Any person subject to this Code who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a deposition, of or for the United States or for the state of Louisiana, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Acts 2022, No. 672, §1.