La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 352
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 352, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Habeas corpus proceedings by or on behalf of a person in custody shall be instituted in the parish in which the person is in custody.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 429, ยง2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 429, ยง2, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
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