Sometimes, new evidence comes to light after a trial that can prove your innocence. Maybe a key witness recants their story. Perhaps new scientific evidence rules you out as a suspect. Whatever it is, if newly discovered evidence shows your innocence, you want to present it to a court as soon as possible. But how do you do this?
Laws around the death penalty change often. Courts review appeals from inmates on death row every year.
It depends. Only some federal inmates are can get parole. There are other ways to get early release, though.
If you're convicted of crime, a judge will sentence you. But your sentence can change after the judge chooses it in some circumstances.
Some constitutional violations even though errors are not erroneous. Those are harmless constitutional errors. As per this rule, courts do not consider unimportant errors occurring during a trial. It means that not all constitutional violations can get you a dismissal, a new trial or appeal otherwise.
If you've lost on appeal in a criminal case, it might feel like you are out of options. But you're not. What comes after an appeal?
The most common argument on appeal in criminal cases focuses on ineffective assistance of counsel. But can you win with that argument?
If you've been convicted of a crime, you're probably already thinking about what arguments will work best to appeal in your criminal case.
