If you are convicted of a federal crime like drug trafficking or a white-collar crime like fraud, you may have the right to appeal the verdict. To boost your odds of a successful appeal, however, it helps to understand how the process works. For some reason, however,...
Whether someone faces state or federal charges, a conviction is likely the last thing they expect to endure if they choose to invest their time, energy and resources to fighting those charges at trial. However, even when there seems to be a straightforward defense...
Following conviction of a crime, the law offers routes to challenge both its legality and the length of sentence handed down. The most common avenue to use in challenging a conviction is by appealing it. A lesser-known option for post-conviction relief is also to use...
Many criminal convictions balance solely on the word of one person. When this happens, it’s paramount that this person is truthful so that justice is rightly delivered. Unfortunately, many people lie during trials and, as a result, innocent people receive sentences...