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IftheCourtofAppealfindssomeimportantmistakewasmadeinthetrialcourt, &p#$ yourcasewillprobablybe reversed(inpartorinfull)andsentbacktothetrialcourt 'p$% foranewtrial,anewsentencing,orsomeotherproceedingtocorrectthemistake.Some (p%& mistakescanbecorrectedbytheCourtofAppealitself,withoutsendingthecaseback. )p&'   *p'( >OY >9 >  &    @& &  WHOWILLREPRESENTMEONAPPEAL?     AppellateDefenders,Inc.,isafirmofcriminaldefenseattorneys.Allarevery   'cexperiencedincriminalappeals.ThefirmhelpstomanagecriminalcasesintheFourth  DistrictCourtofAppeal.    Ineverycaserequiringappointmentofanattorneyonappeal,AppellateDefenders   eitherhandlesthecaseitselforfindsaprivateattorneytohandlethecase.     Yourcasehasbeengiventoanattorneywithappropriatequalificationsafter    havingbeencheckedforlength,difficulty,andseriousnessofpenalty.     Ifaprivateattorneyhasbeenselected,anAppellateDefendersstaffattorneywill   beavailabletoassisttheprivateattorneyateverystageoftheappeal.   @  WHATCANIEXPECTTOHAPPENDURINGTHEAPPEAL?     Theusualstepsinanappealinclude:    (1)PreparationoftheTranscripts.Thetrialcourtclerkandreporterbegan  preparingthetranscriptsinyourcaseafterthenoticeofappealwasfiled.Itishardto  guesshowlongitwilltakethem.Sometimesthetranscriptsaredoneinlessthana  month,andsometimestheytakesixmonthsormore,especiallyifthetrialwaslong.    (2)TheAppellantsOpeningBrief.Afterthetranscriptsarefiled,yourattorney  willstudythemanddecidewhatissuesshouldbepresentedtotheCourtofAppeal.  Theseissueswillbesetoutintheappellantsopeningbrief.    Thebriefwillnormallyhaveseveralparts.First,itwilldescribethetrialcourt   proceduresinasectioncalled StatementoftheCase.Thenitwilldescribethe ! prosecutionsevidenceinasectioncalled StatementofFacts.(Thebriefmay,of " course,describethedefenseevidence,too.Butbystrictrule,theprosecutionsevidence # mustbepresentedasthe facts.) $    Thenextpartofthebriefwillbethe argument.Inthispartyourlawyerwill &!" showhowthetrialcourtproceedingsdidnotfollowthelaw,andwillarguewhyyou '"# shouldbegivenanewtrial,anothersentence,orsomeotherrelief. (#$   Theopeningbriefisdue40daysafterthetranscriptsarefiled.Inmostcases, *%& however,oneormore30dayextensionsoftimeareneeded. +&'   ,'(   (3)TheRespondentsBrief.Abouttwotothreemonthsaftertheappellants   openingbriefisfiled,theAttorneyGeneralwillfiletheprosecutionsanswer,calledthe   respondentsbrief.Init,theAttorneyGeneralwillusuallyarguesomethinglike:no  mistakesweremadeinthetrialcourt;oranymistakeswereunimportantanddidnothurt  you;oraparticularissuecannotberaisedonappeal;orsomethingelseinanswertoyour  arguments.ThisisjusttheprosecutionsargumentandisnottheCourtofAppeals   decision.     (4)TheAppellantsReplyBrief.Inthisbrief,yourlawyerwillhaveachanceto   answertheargumentsmadeintheAttorneyGeneralsbrief.Itisdue20daysafterthe   AttorneyGeneralsbriefisfiled.Theappellantsreplybriefisoptionalandwillbefiled   onlyifyourlawyerthinksitwillhelp.     (5)OralArgument.Usuallywithinamonthortwoafterallthebriefsarefiled,   theCourtofAppealwillgivebothsidesachancetoaskfororalargument.Inoral  argument,thelawyersforbothsidesgotocourtandargueinperson.Itusuallytakesonly  afewminutes.Youwillnotbethere.        Oralargumentisnotheldineverycase.Yourlawyerwillaskforitonlyifheor  shebelievessomethingneedstobesaidthatwasnotalreadysaidinthebriefs.    (6)TheOpinion.TheCourtofAppealwillgiveitsdecisioninawritten   opinion.Theopinionexplainswhythecourtdecidedeachissueasitdid.    Theopinionwillbefiledsometimeafteroralargumentisheldorwaived.Itmay  beonlyafewdayslater,orasmuchasthreemonthslater.    ThreejudgesoftheCourtofAppealwilldecideyourcase.Theywillreadthe  briefs,lookatthetranscripts,andhearoralargument(ifithasbeenrequested).Thenthey   willvote.Ittakesatleasttwojudgesvotingthesamewaytoreachadecision.Oneofthe ! judgeswritestheopinion.Oneorbothoftheotherjudgesmaywriteseparateopinionsif " theydisagreewithsomethingthefirstjudgesaid. #   (7)PetitionforRehearing.Ifthedecisionisagainstyouinsomeway,your %!! lawyermaydecidetofileapetitionforrehearingaskingtheCourtofAppealto &"" reconsider.TheAttorneyGeneralmayalsofileapetitionforrehearingifthedecisionis '## againsttheprosecution.Thepetitionsaredue15daysaftertheopinionisfiled.Veryfew ($$ aregranted. )%%   (8)PetitionforReviewintheCaliforniaSupremeCourt.Anotherpossiblestepto +'' take,ifyouloseintheCourtofAppeal,istofileapetitionforreview.Init,yourlawyer ,(( wouldaskthe0CaliforniaSupremeCourttoreachitsowndecisionononeormoreofthe -)) 0 0X9 0  issuesraisedintheCourtofAppeal.Yourlawyerwillfilethepetitionifheorshe  believesthereisareasonablechanceofhavingitgranted.TheAttorneyGeneralmayalso  petitionforreviewiftheprosecutionhaslostintheCourtofAppeal.    Thepetitionmustbefilednoearlierthan30days,andnolaterthan40days,after  theCourtofAppealsopinionisfiled.Ifthepetitionisdenied,thedecisionoftheCourt   ofAppealisleftstandingandbecomes final.Veryfewpetitionsareactuallygranted.     (9)OtherMatters   @)  Manyothermotionsandpaperscanbefiledinanappeal.Yourlawyerwillfile   theminyourcaseiftheyarenecessary.Youwillgetcopiesofallthebriefs,theopinion,   anypetitionsfiled,andallotherimportantpapers.     Inafewcasesknownas Peoplesappeals,theprosecutionwillbeappealing,  askingtheCourtofAppealtochangesomerulingofthetrialcourt.InPeoplesappeals,  theprosecutionwillbethe appellantandfiletheappellantsopeningandreplybriefs.  Thedefendantwillbethe respondentandwillfiletherespondentsbrief.    Asyoumightbeabletotell,mostappealstakeaboutayearfromthetimethe  noticeofappealisfileduntilthetimethedecisionoftheCourtofAppealbecomesfinal.  Ofcourse,yourcasemaybeshorterorlonger,dependingonhowlongthetranscriptsare,  howmanyissuesareraised,andmanyotherthings.  @    HOWCANIFINDOUTMOREABOUTMYAPPEAL ?    Thisletterisintendedonlytogiveyouageneralideawhattoexpectinyour  appeal.Yourowncasemaybedifferentfromthe usualcaseinsomewayoranother.  Yourattorneywillexplainwhatishappeninginyourcaseandwilltrytoanswerany   questionsyoumayhave. ! @)  Whileyourattorneyshouldregularlykeepyouinformedofwhatisgoing,please # keepinmindtherearerestrictionsontheattorneystime.Theattorneyneedstospend $  mostofhisorhertimepreparingbriefsandotherwiserepresentingyou.TheCourtof %!! Appealhasadoptedguidelinesforthetimetobeallowedforclientcommunication.Your &"" attorneywillgetmostoftheinformationpertainingtoyourcasefromthetranscripts. '## Pleasebepatientandletyourattorneyputthetimespentonyourcasetothebestuseon ($$ yourbehalf. )%%       D     /-X7 L APPELLATEDEFENDERS,INC.9 X/-  +''