Louisiana § 15:178 Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case

Louisiana Statutes

§ 15:178 — Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case

Louisiana § 15:178

Title 15Criminal Procedure

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La. Stat. Ann. § 15:178 (2026).

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§178. Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case
In a capital case in which the trial counsel was provided to an indigent defendant and
in which the jury imposed the death penalty, the court, within thirty days of the imposition
of the sentence of death, shall order the office of the state public defender to have enrolled
at least one attorney for direct appeal and at least one separate attorney for state post
conviction proceedings.

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§178. Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case
In a capital case in which the trial counsel was provided to an indigent defendant and
in which the jury imposed the death penalty, the court, within thirty days of the imposition
of the sentence of death, shall order the office of the state public defender to have enrolled
at least one attorney for direct appeal and at least one separate attorney for state post
conviction proceedings.