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If a person feels that a verdict of the district court is unfair a person can take their case to what court?
The appeals court
Which court system of the judicial branch can order a new trial and overturn a verdict?
court of appeals
Is it possible to appeal a jury verdict in a criminal case?
Yes, it is possible to appeal a jury verdict in a criminal case. Appeals are typically based on errors in the legal process or the jury's decision. The appeals process allows for a higher court to review the case and potentially overturn the verdict.
Where does a person who loses in a trial court take his case to appeal?
Depends upon what kind of case it is and what trial court and local rules. As a general rule, however, a trial verdict would be appealed to the "appellate court" having jurisdiction (whether state or local). In other cases, there may be intermediate appeals, such as taking a verdict of a single justice and filing for a retrial with a jury before appealing the jury verdict to the court of appeals.
What is the definition of defendant-cross-appellant?
The cross-appellant in a case is the person who files a cross-appeal to counter an appeal already filed by the original appellant. Usually, the original appellant would be the party which lost the case in trial court, and would be asking the Appeals court to overturn the trial court verdict. A cross-appellant is usually the party which received a verdict partially in their favor at trial, and is counter-appealing some aspect of the trial court's verdict to the Appeals court. A 'defendant-cross-appellant' is means that the party which was the defendant in the trial court, is now the cross-appellant in Appeals court.
How would an appeals court respond to a lower courts decision?
Generally speaking, most lower court cases do not reach a court of appeals. One factor is cost. Even if a lawyer is sure a court of appeals will review a case, that may not be a certainty. Then, how the appeals courts will rule is also generally not known. An appeals court may review a lower court's decision and determine that proper, lawful procedures were not taken by the prosecutor and perhaps the lower court case judge made a serious procedural error. The response of the court may be to overturn the case's verdict or confirm the verdict. Also, the appeals court may decide, after a proper review that the case does not meet state standards for a review.
Can appeals court overturn not liable verdict in civil trial?
No. Judges cannot overturn when you have been found not liable.
After a jury verdict quilty conviction how does filing for a new motion help?
It won't - not unless you are preparing a petition to the Court of Appeals.
Do the appeal courts have to make a verdict?
The "verdict" of an appeals court is generally limited to either affirming or voiding the decision of the lower court. If they void it, they will generally remand it to the lower court, which basically means telling the lower court "Here's what you did wrong. Now do it again, keeping this in mind."
Guilty plea upheld what does this mean?
It sounds like a case has been appealed to the Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals has upheld (affirmed) the verdict of the lower court.
What happens if you lose a trial in district court?
If you are not satisfied with the verdict, and you (and/or your attorney) believe you have sufficient grounds for an appeal, you can try appealing the verdict to the state court of appeals.
Does the federal court system have 15 circuits?
No, there are thirteen Circuits:US Court of Appeals for the First CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitUS Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
