Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part XV - Public Defender Board
Chapter 3 - Guidelines and Eligibility Criteria
Section XV-307 - Certification Guidelines for Capital Appellate Counsel
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-307
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. To be certified to serve as counsel in the appeal of a capital case, an attorney shall satisfy the following minimum standards:
1. be familiar with the practice
and procedure of the Louisiana Supreme Court in the appeal of capital cases and
the practice and procedure of the United States Supreme Court in the
application for writs of certiorari in capital cases;
2. be an experienced and active trial or
appellate practitioner with at least five years experience in the field of
criminal defense;
3. have prior
experience within the last five years as counsel of record in the appeal of no
fewer than three felony convictions in federal or state court; and
4. have prior experience within the last five
years as counsel of record in the appeal or post-conviction application, in
federal or state court, of at least one case where a sentence of death was
imposed;
5. in cases in which
applicants lack the requirements of Paragraphs 1-4 above, the chair of the
board of the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board may grant permission
for that applicant to be certified.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:149.1 and 15:151.2(E)-(F).
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