Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 881.4: Action by appellate court
What this law says, in plain English
When an appellate court finds a sentence must be set aside, it remands the case for resentencing by the trial court. The appellate court cannot set aside a sentence merely for being excessive if the record supports it.
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