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Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Tit. XXXI, Art. 912. Judgments or rulings appealable

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Only a final judgment or ruling is appealable.

B. The state cannot appeal from a verdict of acquittal. Adverse judgments or rulings from which the state may appeal include, but are not limited to, judgments or rulings on:

(1) A motion to quash an indictment or any count thereof;

(2) A plea of time limitation;

(3) A plea of double jeopardy;

(4) A motion in arrest of judgment;

(5) A motion to change the venue;

(6) A motion to recuse; and

(7) Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 146, § 1.

C. The judgments or rulings from which the defendant may appeal include, but are not limited to:

(1) A judgment which imposes sentence;

(2) A ruling upon a motion by the state declaring the present insanity of the defendant; and

(3) Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 146, § 1.

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