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Waiving the Right to Appeal

By Baker Associates

Criminal defendants, for various reasons, are often unhappy with the way at least one issue was handled by the court at trial, especially if the trial results in a conviction accompanied by a lengthy prison sentence. Luckily for criminal defendants they have the right to appeal the trial court?s decision as long as they comply with certain procedural requirements and avoid certain pitfalls that cause them to lose that right. One such pitfall is waiving the right to appeal. A recent case heard by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals illustrates how this works. The defendant in this case pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by forgery and received a sentence of three years. The defendant felt that the sentence was too harsh, so he wished to appeal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on January 22, 2010 (boomark / email).