Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 367 – Rearrest after discharge
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 367
- Custody: as used in this Title means detention or confinement as a result of or incidental to an instituted or anticipated criminal proceeding. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 351
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
A person discharged from custody in a habeas corpus proceeding may be rearrested if a legal ground exists therefor.