by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
An indictment is a written accusation of crime made by a grand jury. It must be concurred in by not less than nine of the grand jurors, indorsed “a true bill,” and the indorsement must be signed by the foreman. Indictments shall be returned into the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A. A prosecution for an offense punishable by death, or for an offense punishable by life imprisonment, shall be instituted by indictment by a grand jury. Other criminal prosecutions in a district court shall be instituted by indictment or by information.B.(1) A...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A criminal prosecution is brought in the name of the state in a court of criminal jurisdiction, for the purpose of bringing to punishment one who has violated a criminal law.The person injured by the commission of an offense is not a party to the criminal prosecution,...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
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...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
There shall be no appeal from a judgment granting or refusing to grant release upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.La. Cr.P. § 369
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana
A person who fails to comply with the writ of habeas corpus, or with a judgment rendered on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus may be punished for contempt.La. Cr.P. § 368
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