Louisiana HB52 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow certain misdemeanors to be tried without a jury.
Louisiana HB52 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 779 to allow the prosecuting authority to designate certain misdemeanors as non-jury trial misdemeanors. This applies to misdemeanors where the penalty may include a fine over $1,000 or imprisonment for more than six months, unless the punishment is necessarily confinement at hard labor. Misdemeanors not designated as non-jury trial misdemeanors will be tried by a jury of six jurors. The law applies prospectively and retroactively to June 8, 2025.
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