La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 386

Current with changes from Acts 3, and 6-45 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 386 - Institution of prosecution after discharge at preliminary examination; after failure of grand jury to indict

Discharge of a defendant after a preliminary examination does not preclude the subsequent filing of an indictment, information, or affidavit against him for the same offense.

The failure or refusal of a grand jury to indict a defendant does not preclude a subsequent indictment by the same or another grand jury, or the subsequent filing of an information or affidavit against him, for the same offense.

La. Cr.P. § 386