La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 370
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 370, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Custody pending application for writs
Official statutory text
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.
(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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