Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part XV - Public Defender Board
Chapter 9 - Capital Defense Guidelines
Section XV-927 - Establishment of Performance Standards
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-927
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Establishing Performance Standards
1. The Public Defender Board shall establish
performance standards for all counsel in death penalty cases.
2. Pending the adoption of these performance
standards, counsel in death penalty cases should meet the standards adopted by
the American Bar Association.
B. Standards Shall Operate as a Benchmark for Performance and Qualifications
1. The
standards of performance should be formulated and interpreted so as to insure
that all counsel provide high quality legal representation in capital cases in
accordance with these guidelines. The performance standards shall serve as a
benchmark when assessing the performance of counsel.
C. Interim Performance Standards
1. Pending the formal adoption of capital
performance standards by the board the following shall, with any necessary
modification to reflect Louisiana nomenclature and prevailing legal
obligations, be deemed to operate as relevant performance standards under these
guidelines:
a. Guidelines 10.2-10.15.2 of the
American Bar Association's Guidelines for the Appointment and
Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases; and
b. State of Louisiana Performance Standards
for Criminal Defense Representation in Indigent Criminal Cases in the Trial
Court (adopted June 20, 2006).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:148.
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