Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 31

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

If the defendant fails to give the peace bond required under Articles 29 and 30, he shall be committed to jail.  The defendant may be discharged by the committing or some other magistrate upon giving bond as ordered.  The committing magistrate may revoke or modify his order for a peace bond.

A defendant who has been committed for failure to give a peace bond ordered by a justice of the peace may not be held longer than five days.