West Green is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Georgia, United States, originally known as The Twenty (since it was 20 miles south of Hazlehurst) and later Garrant. It was an incorporated town from July 29, 1914 to July 1, 1995.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In West Green Georgia

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What is criminal appeals law?

A criminal appeal is a formal request to rehear a case that has already been decided -- a request that a new court reconsider the decision of the first court. When one or both sides of a case that has already been decided think there was a mistake made at trial, they can file an appeal. An appeal is entirely different than a jury trial. There is no testimony taken. The court of appeals decides the case entirely upon the written briefs filed by your attorney and the offie of the Attorney General who represents the prosecution and asks that the conviction be upheld.

Answers to criminal appeals law issues in Georgia

After conviction and sentencing, a defendant has the opportunity to file an appeal of his sentence. If the conviction...