La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 924.1 : —CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDUREA - POST CONVICTION RELIEF — Effect of appeal TEXT PDF An application for post conviction relief shall not be entertained if the petitioner may appeal the conviction and sentence which he seeks to challenge, or if an appeal is pending. La. Cr.P. § 924.1 Added by Acts 1980, No. 429, §1, eff. 1/1/1981.