Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

I have never committed a crime before in my and life and I was arrested on felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and i was wondering what kind of punishment i am looking at and if a defense of the juvenile being in an 18 and older website is a defense to aquite me of this charge?


Asked on 5/28/11, 12:09 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

Here is a copy of the statute: http://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2009/rs/title14/rs14-80.html

As you see, lack of knowledge of the juvenile's age is not a defense. The punishment is in the statute.

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Answered on 5/28/11, 6:39 am


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