Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 62. OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
Article I. CRIMES AND OFFENSES IN CITY OF LAFAYETTE |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 62-4. Lesser and included offenses.
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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.
(City Code 1965, § 10-3)
State law reference
Similar provisions, R.S. 14:5.