La. Stat. tit. 15 § 451

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 15:451 - Condition precedent to use of confession; free and voluntary rule

Before what purports to be a confession can be introduced in evidence, it must be affirmatively shown that it was free and voluntary, and not made under the influence of fear, duress, intimidation, menaces, threats, inducements or promises.

La. R.S. § 15:451

Acts 2010, No. 433, §1.
Acts 2010, No. 433, §1.