If an appeals court upholds a conviction, it means it has found no legal basis to reverse the conviction, even when all evidence, motions, and testimony are viewed in a light most favorable to the defendant.
When a conviction is upheld
The judgment is affirmed.
The Cooper Tire case verdict was worth $32.8 million when the Iowa court decided to uphold. The case was about a crash that happened in 2007 that killed one man, and paralyzed another.
I assume you mean the verdict (as opposed to the sentence).
Typically, the Appellate Court will either uphold a conviction or reverse and remand (meaning the case goes back to the lower court for a new hearing on the merits).
Commenced - verdict is read for the crime concluded - verdict is entered into record and begin serving the sentence.
Miss Maudie views Atticus as a principled and honorable man, and she believes in his ability to uphold justice fairly. She respects his integrity and admires his courage in defending Tom Robinson despite the unjust verdict of the trial.
verdict
Typically, the Appellate Court will either uphold a conviction or reverse and remand (meaning the case goes back to the lower court for a new hearing on the merits).
Typically, the Appellate Court will either uphold a conviction or reverse and remand (meaning the case goes back to the lower court for a new hearing on the merits).
Typically, the Appellate Court will either uphold a conviction or reverse and remand (meaning the case goes back to the lower court for a new hearing on the merits).
It means that a finding, or a verdict, has been rendered and the matter is completed.
It means that you don`t agree with the verdict or sentence given to you. You appeal the verdict/sentence and it goes back to the judge, who rules on it again. When you run out of appeals,the sentence is carried out.