An "order defendant leave to file petition - allowed" typically means that a court has granted permission for the defendant to submit a specific legal petition or document, which could relate to various matters such as motions for dismissal, appeals, or other procedural requests. This order indicates that the court has reviewed the request and found it appropriate to allow the defendant to proceed with filing the petition. It is an important step in the legal process, as it enables the defendant to formally present their case or argument to the court.
Only the prosecutor, the defendant, respondant, or their attorney(s) can appeal the findings of the trial court to the Court of Appeals.
When a defendant is found guilty in the trial court, an appeal can be held in the appellate court. Appeals are often done when a defendant maintains their innocence.
If the court of appeals finds a person guilty it is usually their last recourse. An attorney will be able to help the defendant decide what to do in the case they are found guilty.
Depending on case you might get a later court date and a different judge and a different out come
Definitely. The point is to bring out the truth. If questioning is necessary (and it is), then so be it.
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.
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There are no limits to the number of appeals. They can have as many appeals as inventive attornies can (and do) dream up.
Defendant is a noun referring to a person accused of a crime and being defended or allowed a defense, in a trial. The usual adjective would just be the possessive form (defendant's). The noun defense is often used as a noun adjunct referring to a defendant (defense counsel, defense arguments).
Not if they are being held in custody. Then they are only allowed the normal contact allowed to all prisoners.
If the trial is/was still in progress there is no appeal of the trial judge's decision to admit the drug evidence. However, once ythe trial has been completed and the verdict rendered, if the defendant feels there are valid legal grounds to challenge the trial, he may file an appeal with the Court of Appeals.