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If you have bonded from jail, the District Attorney must file felony charges within 150 days of your being arrested in Louisiana. If the District Attorney does not file charges against you in the time required by law, you may be entitled to be released from jail or your bail obligation.

Under Article 701, suspects are released from jail or from court supervised bail obligations because it took too long for the District Attorney's Office (DA's Office) to decide whether to accept or refuse their arrest charges (see Article 701 explanation).

A Motion to Dismiss is a request for the court to throw out a charge or charges against a defendant. It is a pretrial motion, heard by a judge. There is no jury involved. When a defendant files a Motion to Dismiss, they argue there is a problem with the legal basis of the charge and it should not proceed to trial.

Going to court without an attorney can be extremely difficult, so you should learn as much as you can about your legal issue and the services and resources available to you. COURT FORMS: Fill-in-the-blank forms are a common way for self-represented litigants to bring their legal issue before a court.

If you cannot make bond, then the district attorney has 45 days on misdemeanors and 90 days on felonies to decide whether to accept your case. The period can be longer for certain offenses such as murder or aggravated rape.

You have a right to represent yourself (appear ?pro se?). However, you should not expect any special treatment or assistance from the court, and you must follow all of the Court Rules. If you do not follow the rules, the court may not be allowed to give you what you want, even if it seems like you should win the case.