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Handling Criminal Appeals provides guidance through the technical maneuvers that can be made from the time of trial through the final possible review. This guide assists in making decisions on which appeals to handle and how to arrange for bail on appeal, augment the trial record, and formulate argument. Includes guidance to constructing persuasive, technically flawless briefs, and using oral advocacy. In addition, teaches how to appeal a guilty plea and the severity of a sentence, protect a winning appeal, and seek discretionary review. Also includes expert advice on how to provide representation of counsel on appeal.
Part One: Initial Considerations
Chapter 1 Overview; Duties of Counsel
Chapter 2 The Decision to Appeal
Chapter 3 Bail
Chapter 4 Initial Procedures
Part Two: The Record
Chapter 5 Making and Preserving the Record at Trial
Chapter 6 The Record on Appeal
Chapter 7 Record Review and Analysis
Chapter 8 Record Augmentation and Correction
Part Three: Writing the Brief
Chapter 9 General Considerations
Chapter 10 Factual Statements
Chapter 11 Formulating the Issues
Chapter 12 Argument
Chapter 13 Research and Citation
Chapter 14 The Reply Brief
Part Four: Handling Recurrent Issues
Chapter 15 Misconduct
Chapter 16 Denial of Effective Representation
Chapter 17 Substantive and Procedural Error
Part Five: Specialized Appeals
Chapter 18 Appeal From a Guilty Plea
Chapter 19 Review of Sentence
Chapter 20 The "No Merit" Appeal
Chapter 21 Collateral Attack
Part Six: The Prosecutor on Appeal
Chapter 22 General Consideration
Chapter 23 The Respondent's Brief
Part Seven: Oral Advocacy
Chapter 24 General Considerations
Chapter 25 Techniques of Oral Argument
Part Eight: The Opinion and Discretionary Review
Chapter 26 The Opinion
Chapter 27 Seeking Discretionary Review
Appendix A. The Review from the Appellate Bench
Appendix B. American Bar Association Standards Relating to the Administration of Criminal Justice
Index
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