Category: Appeals
I have never been arrested before. My lawyer tells me that I have character. She also told me that character alone is enough to be found not guilty. Is this true? Is character evidence enough to get me acquitted? Character is enough to get you acquitted….
In my gun case, the government is trying to bring into evidence that I was previously convicted (twice) of possessing a firearm illegally. My defense in my current gun case is that I did not possess the gun. I am not arguing in my gun case…
Many criminal defendants find themselves with a conviction on their records, whether they pled guilty to the charges or they were found guilty by a jury at trial. Following a conviction, every defendant may directly appeal the higher court to review legal issues throughout your case….
Susan Wright was convicted of first degree murder in 2004 and was sentenced to 25 years in a Texas jail. She stabbed her husband approximately 200 times while he was in asleep in bed giving her the moniker “blue-eyed butcher”. She claimed it was self defense….
If a client loses in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, they can take a Municipal Court Appeal and demand a jury trial. In Philadelphia county, if you are charged with only misdemeanors your case is heard in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia. In the MC Court you…
