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LA HCR35
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Villio
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AI Summary
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Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to review "Duncan misdemeanors" scattered throughout the Louisiana Revised Statutes, with over 120 such offenses currently identified
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Duncan misdemeanors are misdemeanors with penalties exceeding the standard maximum of six months imprisonment or $1,000 fine, triggering jury trial rights under the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Duncan v. Louisiana
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Louisiana's jury system is not structured to implement jury trials for misdemeanor offenses despite Code of Criminal Procedure Article 779 requiring them for these elevated-penalty misdemeanors
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Any report produced must be submitted to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library in both print and electronic formats
Legislative Description
Requests the La. State Law Institute to conduct a review of "Duncan misdemeanors" that are located throughout the La. Revised Statutes
CRIME/MISDEMEANOR
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/13/2025