Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 342 – Enforcement of judgment
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 342
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
After the delay for filing a suspensive appeal has elapsed or when a judgment becomes final and definitive, the prosecuting attorney may file a rule to show cause in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. 22:1441 or collect the judgment in the same manner as a civil judgment.
Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 677, §1; Acts 2010, No. 914, §1; Acts 2016, No. 613, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.