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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:571.15

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge.  Venue in a suit contesting the actions of the committee on parole shall be controlled by this Part and La. Rev. Stat. 15:574.2 and 574.11 and not by the Code of Criminal Procedure, Title XXXI-A, Post Conviction Relief, or Title IX, Habeas Corpus, regardless of the captioned pleadings stating the contrary.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 720, §2, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 670, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.