La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 370

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 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.

La. Cr.P. § 370