You Deserve Justice
People sometimes think of criminal appeals as a second trial. The first trial happened and a person was convicted on criminal charges. They want another chance to go through the process and get a better outcome. They think they can appeal the decision and ask for a...
When things don’t go your way in court, you may naturally want to appeal – but it’s important to understand that appeals are not the same thing as a new trial. Instead of focusing on the evidence in a case and the defendant’s guilt or innocence, the appellate process...
Taking a legal matter to court should result in a fair outcome. A judge or jury should attempt to impartially apply the law when determining whether someone committed a crime, handling the decisions in a divorce or evaluating an injury claim. Occasionally, the...
The American legal system generally follows a final judgment rule. This means that appeals typically occur after all claims in a lawsuit are resolved. But what happens when a critical ruling mid-case threatens to disadvantage one party unfairly? This is where...
The criminal justice system in the U.S. is in place to protect innocent individuals from criminal harms. Every year, there are millions of crimes reported and thousands of these cases end up in criminal trials. For the most part, justice is done and all parties act...
The law expects judges to preside over trials, review the case facts and evidence, and decide their rulings carefully and responsibly. However, for many possible reasons, judges can make errors in court. Nevertheless, since their mistakes would adversely affect...
A conviction for a criminal offense can impact your life for years to come. Even after paying your price to society, a conviction is bound to remain on your record for the rest of your life, unless you expunge it, of course. Fortunately, a criminal conviction isn’t...
You found yourself in the extremely unfortunate scenario of facing criminal charges for something you didn’t do. While this was worrying, you still had faith that the justice system would get it right in the end. You also knew that you were entitled to a fair trial. ...
Most people avoid jury duty as much as possible. It is, after all, inconvenient and (often) tedious, and it has the potential to rip someone out of their routine and daily life for weeks if the jury ends up sequestered. In fact, stories abound about the lengths some...