Federal Courts and the Federal Appeals Process
Federal Courts And The Federal Appeals Process Basics of the Federal Court System In the United States, the Federal Courts are part of a three-tier system. Federal trials are held […]
Pennsylvania Criminal Appeals
In Pennsylvania Courts, every defendant has the right to file an appeal. This legal process is a challenge to the legality of the trial, and can only begin after a […]
Federal Criminal Appeals
Federal Criminal Appeals The federal appeals process is often a mystery to the general public. Inside the closed world of the Federal Appellate Courts, away from the eyes of both […]
Fees And Costs Associated With Appeals In Pennsylvania
Court filing fees standardized for different post-verdict procedures including appeals. They are established by state and federal laws. Attorney fees vary depending upon the complexity of the case and the […]
Limited Right To Appeal To The Highest Appellate Court
The highest appellate courts in Pennsylvania and in the federal court system have more in common than just their name. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court each […]
State And Federal Courts In Pennsylvania
Both the federal court system and the court system in Pennsylvania are set up as multi-tiered systems of appellate courts. The highest court of appellate jurisdiction in each system is […]
Filing Deadlines And Other Things To Help Win An Appeal
Generally, you only have 30 days within which to file a notice of appeal with the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to preserve your right to appeal. The […]
Winning An Appeal
How To Improve Your Chances Be Careful About Your Appeal Appealing a criminal conviction or sentence is not something that you should attempt to handle on your own. An appeal […]
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Sixth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution guarantee a defendant in a criminal case the right to the effective assistance of […]
Harmless Error – Winning While Losing
Regardless of the grounds you might have for an appeal, the appeals court must be convinced that the legal issue is such that it denied you the opportunity to […]
Your Miranda Rights and the Criminal Appeals Process
How Your Miranda Rights may be Grounds for Appeal Perhaps the most common ground for appeal in a criminal case involves rulings on the admissibility of evidence. When the U.S. […]
A Word About Interlocutory Appeals
A Word About Interlocutory Appeals The majority of criminal appeals in state and federal courts are filed after sentencing and the conclusion of a criminal case. In other words, the […]
Grounds for an Appeal
Attorneys whose area of concentration is criminal appeals know that the grounds upon which a conviction may be overturned or a sentence changed vary from case to case. Common grounds […]
Your Right To Appeal
All Is Not Lost What You Need To Know Attorneys will frequently be heard in conversations with each other discussing how a defendant in a criminal case preserved his right […]
Federal Courts And The Federal Appeals Process
The federal court system is a three-tiered system with the United States District Courts, the trial courts, on the lowest level. Above the trial courts are the intermediate appellate courts, […]
Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)
What Is the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA)? The Post-Conviction Relief Act is a state law that gives a person convicted of a crime a limited right to challenge the conviction […]
Appeals In Pennsylvania State Courts
State courts in Pennsylvania are established in pyramid system that is similar to the federal court system in that it has different levels for trial courts, intermediate appellate courts and […]
The Difference Between a Trial and an Appeal
Difference Between Trial And Appeal Contrary to what many people think, an appeal is not a chance to have a new court hear witnesses or review the facts of the […]
The Criminal Appeals Process
Are You Eligible for a Criminal Appeal? Experienced criminal appeals attorneys know that the grounds upon which a conviction may be overturned, or a sentence changed, vary from case to […]