Fill and Sign the Louisiana Plea Form

STATE OF LOUISIANA : ______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF ______ , LOUISIANA ________________ : DOCKET NO. ______ _________________________________________________________________ WRITTEN MOTION TO CHANGE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY TO NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY NOW INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel, comes ________________ , who, with respect avers: l. On ______ ___ , 20 ___ , Defendant, ________________ , appeared in open court for purposes of arraignment under the above entitled and numbered cause and entered a plea of Not Guilty. 2. Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56l allows a defendant to withdraw a plea of "not guilty" and enter a plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity," within ten days after arraignment. 3. Defendant suggests to this Honorable Court that he wishes to avail himself of the provisions of C.Cr.P. Art. 56l and withdraw his previous plea of "not guilty" and enter a plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity". WHEREFORE, Defendant prays that he be allowed to withdraw his previous plea of "not guilty" and enter a plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity". Respectfully submitted: ________________________________ ________________ ______ Parish I.D. Board ________________ ______ , LA ______ ( ___ ) ______ STATE OF LOUISIANA : ______ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VS : PARISH OF ______ , LOUISIANA ________________ : DOCKET NO. ______ _________________________________________________________________ O R D E R Considering the foregoing Motion: IT IS ORDERED that the plea of "not guilty" by ________________ on the ___ day of ______ 20 ___ , is hereby changed to a plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity". ________________ , Louisiana, this ______ day of ______ 20 ___ . ______________________________ DISTRICT JUDGE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the above and foregoing has been forwarded to all known counsel of record by depositing in the United States mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed. ________________ , Louisiana, this _____ day of ______ 20 ___ . _________________________________ ________________