An appellate finding that the trial court improperly excluded certain evidence would not affect the answer to the question whether there was...

In my experience, when a petition for review is filed, the Supreme Court obtains the record from the Court of Appeal.

If the 10th day after finality of the Court of Appeal decision is a court holiday, the petition for review is due on the next day the court is...

The deadline for appealing from a judgment or appealable order in a California criminal case is the same for the prosecution as it is for the...

Theoretically, the prosecution could appeal in those circumstances -- just as a defendant can appeal after pleading guilty and receiving a...

In a petition for a writ of mandate, the record should be cited using the volume number and page number of the consecutively numbered exhibits...

There's a difference between (1) "appealing from" an order and (2) raising an order as an issue in an appeal from the final judgment. In general,...

If the superior court appointed counsel for you, that counsel will file a notice of appeal at your request. Then, if you are indigent, the Court...

Yes, thousands of cases. Most appeals do not result in an award of attorney fees against the loser.

No, it is not sufficient for a court of appeal to "look for" what the appellant may have "meant" in the trial court. It's the appellant's duty to...