Criminal conduct

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LA Code › Code revised-statutes › Title 14 › Section 8

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Criminal conduct consists of:

(1) An act or a failure to act that produces criminal consequences, and which is combined with criminal intent; or

(2) A mere act or failure to act that produces criminal consequences, where there is no requirement of criminal intent; or

(3) Criminal negligence that produces criminal consequences.

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Criminal conduct · La. Rev. Stat. § 14:8 | Frix