Criminal Appeal
Criminal Appeal
The term appeal comes from the French “appeller” which means to call upon, summon or challenge one or not. The criminal appeal is an appeal which is a procedure of the code of criminal procedure to have a criminal conviction overturned or reduced sentence for a person who has been found guilty of.
The main purpose of the criminal appeal is to find legal error by reviewing the activities of the trial court. The defendant or convicted representative can file for an appeal in the appellate division of the higher court which is known as The Appellate Court. After approving of the appeal, The Appellate Court will only review the records of the lower court or district court’s proceeding and do not consider new evidence. The court’s reporter’s transcript of statements by the judge, attorneys, witnesses and any documents or objects entered as evidence is considered as records. The defendant’s lawyer files a brief explanation about the error which is claimed on the appeal and the prosecutor also files a brief about the rebuting of the appeal and asking for the judgment to be upheld. Generally a brief response is permitted and in a few cases the appellate court will allow oral arguments from the two sides before giving a decision. Examples of grounds for an appeal include, but are not limited to:
- Mistake of laws or court procedures: A defendant's criminal case could have been hurt if judges, attorneys, or others incorrectly interpreted or presented laws relevant to the matter or failed to follow the rules of the court.
- Incorrect jury instructions: Jurors can make erroneous decisions in a criminal case if the judge did not correctly instruct them on the elements of the offense or the evidence they should consider when deciding whether the defendant is guilty.
- Misconduct by lawyers or jurors: Misconduct can include, but is not limited to, dishonest acts, deceptive practices, or jurors doing their own investigations concerning the case.
- Ineffective assistance of counsel: The defendant could argue that their defense lawyer's representation fell below reasonable standards and they acted or failed to act in a way a competent attorney would have under similar circumstances.
- Abuse of discretion: In some cases, judges might go beyond the bounds of their authority when deciding what does and does not happen at trial. Unreasonable or arbitrary decisions could impact the outcome of the case.
- Insufficient evidence: A defendant can argue that the judge or jury convicted them based on evidence that did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
At an appeal trial, the defendant must prove beyond a doubt that an error was made and that error was serious. If the error does not affect basic rights are considered as harmless. Even though it’s rare, if an error was found enough to be presumed harmful and can be proven, then it may result in the reversal of the conviction. The other outcomes of an Appeal:
- Affirm: The justices agree with the lower court's decision, and the conviction or sentence remains as is.
- New trial: The justices order that the lower court hears the case again.
- Remand: The justices send the case back to the lower court with remedies for curing the error.
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