There is a higher level court than the trial court called the appellate court that hears the arguments. There is usually not testimony during the appeals process. The appellate court is usually made up of several judges and they hear arguments regarding legal issues from the trial. For further information see the related link below.
Same as they do in a criminal case - listen to the testimony, the evidence, and the arguments and come to a verdict that they believe is correct.
criminal conviction
What part of the U.S. Constitution mandates the right to an Appeal of a criminal conviction?
Conviction for a criminal act.
Probably not.
the commission is the act of doing, a conviction is the act of being found guilty of doing by a court.
A criminal conviction does not necessarily mean that you cannot adopt a child. If your conviction had nothing to do with offenses against children or violence then you would still be able to adopt.
No, a criminal record is not the same thing as a criminal complaint. A complaint is an accusation, which may or may not result in a conviction. Only a conviction of a crime will result in a criminal record. If someone has complained about you, that does not in itself make you guilty of a crime.
criminal court cases are just specific court cases which deal with the conviction of a criminal...or release.
assualt
If its been spent, yes.
This will entirely depend on how the conviction has ruled out and if you served your sentence and cleared your name of it.