6 Major Time Limitations

6 Major Time Limitations

Louisiana’s criminal code has a myriad of deadlines and time limitations scattered throughout its text.  That said, there are 6 major deadlines every practitioner should know about.   First Appearance The first major deadline is the defendant’s initial appearance...
5 Stages Of A Criminal Case

5 Stages Of A Criminal Case

There are 5 stages to a criminal case that everyone arrested needs to know about.  They five stages are as follows: the first appearance, the arraignment, motions, pre-trial conference and trial.   First Appearance The first appearance is the accused’s first...