Anyone convicted of a criminal offense is entitled to appeal their criminal conviction. Criminal appellate law is a highly specialized area of criminal law that requires great expertise of the criminal appeals process.
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The side that files the appeal is called the "appellant." The other side is called the "respondent."
If you appeal, the appellate court will review the trial court record to decide if a legal mistake was made in the trial court that changed the outcome of the case. Remember, the appellate court will not consider new evidence. An appeal is not a new trial.
You cannot appeal a court's decision just because you do not like it. There must be a valid reason for you to appeal. Some people want to file an appeal just because they are mad at the judge or at the other side. But appeals and lawsuits are very serious, and the court can punish people who file "frivolous" lawsuits (lawsuits that are not based on a valid reason).
When the appellate court reviews a case, it needs some rules or guidelines to determine whether a mistake was made in the trial court. There are different kinds of review guidelines for different kinds of trial court decisions. These guidelines are called "standards of review"
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