My 15yr old son was convicted of these charges and sentenced to 10yrs.
Appeals are time sensitive. You should immediately consult with an appellate attorney in your state to see what can be done.
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Appeals are time sensitive. You should immediately consult with an appellate attorney in your state to see what can be done.
Appeals don't exactly work like that. An appeal is based on the record of what happened in the case and has strict time limits.
I moved this to the criminal defense section. Best of luck.
It is all speculation until a court rules on it. Relief may be applicable retroactively and/or only in limited cases.
The best way is to search on Google. It is very difficult though to find pro bono post-conviction relief.
Unfortunately, the law doesn't much care about the weather. It puts people in a bad place sometimes. I am sorry to hear that.
Appeals have to be filed very soon after a judgment is entered. The court informs about this.
Unfortunately the appellate process is difficult to speed up. Preparing the record can be rushed at extra cost and then writing and submitting a...
Appeals are from final orders in most every case.
It is going to be very hard post-Padilla to get relief because as noted in the plea colloquy, the judge told you. The only way is to provide...