Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 262

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

Subject to the provisions of this Title, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered to the executive authority of any other state any person charged with any felony in that state, or wanted for sentencing or to serve sentence after conviction of a crime, who has fled from justice and who is found in this state.

Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1.