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The 7 Most Common Grounds for an Appeal Improper exclusion or admission of evidence. False arrest. Incorrect jury instructions. Ineffective assistance of counsel. Sentencing errors. Insufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict. Prosecutorial misconduct.
Direct Appeal of a Criminal Conviction in New York In order to take a direct appeal, the convicted persons attorney must properly draft, file with the appropriate clerk, and serve on the prosecutor a notice of appeal. The notice of appeal must be properly processed.
Common Grounds for a Criminal Appeal There is not sufficient evidence to support the verdict. The lower court abused its discretion in making an errant ruling. There was ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment.
3. Specific Grounds on Which to Appeal 3.1. False arrest. 3.2. Improper admission or exclusion of evidence. 3.3. Insufficient evidence. 3.4. Ineffective assistance of counsel. 3.5. Prosecutorial misconduct. 3.6. Jury misconduct. 3.7. Sentencing errors.
Like juries, Judges can get things wrong and prevent certain evidence from being presented in your trial. In this instance, you can seek relief by citing exclusion of evidence. Probably the most prevalent ground for an appeal is ineffective counsel.
In Pennsylvania civil cases, parties who lose an appeal in the Superior Court or Commonwealth Court cannot appeal as of right to the Supreme Court. Instead, the party files a Petition for Allowance of Appeal (also called a Petition for Allocatur) asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take the case on appeal.
The reasons for an appeal vary. However, a common reason is that the dissatisfied side claims that the trial was conducted unfairly or that the trial judge applied the wrong law, or applied the law incorrectly.