Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 924.1 – Effect of appeal
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 924.1
- 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.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
An application for post conviction relief shall not be entertained if the petitioner may appeal the conviction and sentence which he seeks to challenge, or if an appeal is pending.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.