# La. Rev. Stat. § 14:5: Lesser and included offenses

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S5

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 14:5
- **Heading:** Lesser and included offenses
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 14 / Section 5

## Text

An offender who commits an offense which includes all the elements of other lesser offenses, may be prosecuted for and convicted of either the greater offense or one of the lesser and included offenses. In such case, where the offender is prosecuted for the greater offense, he may be convicted of any one of the lesser and included offenses.

## Nearby sections

- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:1 Method of citation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S1.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:3 Interpretation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S3.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:4 Conduct made criminal under several articles; how prosecuted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S4.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:5 Lesser and included offenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S5.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:8 Criminal conduct](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S8.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:9 Criminal consequences](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S9.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:11 Criminal intent; how expressed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S11.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:12 Criminal negligence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S12.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:13 Infancy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S13.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:14 Insanity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S14.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:15 Intoxication](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S15.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:16 Mistake of fact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S16.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:17 Mistake of law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S17.md)
- [La. Rev. Stat. § 14:18 Justification; general provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T14_S18.md)

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