2017 Louisiana Laws
Code of Criminal Procedure
CCRP 370 - Custody pending application for writs

Universal Citation: LA Code Crim Pro 370 (2017)

Art. 370. Custody pending application for writs

A person in custody shall not be released upon a writ of habeas corpus until forty-eight hours after the judgment ordering the release has been entered or until an application by the state for supervisory writs has been denied, whichever occurs first, if:

(1) The state has announced its intention to apply for supervisory writs; and

(2) The person is being held in custody by virtue of a court order or in connection with a felony.

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