Practitioner's Note by Keith B. Hall
In its 1997 regular session, the Louisiana Legislature enacted a major addition to the Louisiana Code of Evidence—a new chapter dealing with evidentiary presumptions. The new chapter became effective August 15, 1997, and consists of eight articles that define “presumption,” establish the effects of presumptions, and regulate jury instructions regarding presumptions. The addition becomes Chapter 3, filling a blank chapter that had been reserved for the topic of presumptions. This Practitioner's Note provides an introduction to the new chapter.
About the Author
Keith B. Hall. Associate, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchison, L.L.P.
Citation
72 Tul. L. Rev. 1321 (1998)