Salemburg is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. Salemburg was the home of the former Southwood College. The North Carolina Justice Academy operates out of the former college. The academy, a training institution of the North Carolina Department of Justice, has a staff of 82. Salemburg is located on N.C. 242 between U.S. Highway 421 and N.C. 24, 12 miles west of Clinton, 20 miles east of Interstate 40, and 20 miles west of Interstate 95. The town incorporated as Salemburg in 1905. Salemburg is located at 35°0′58″N 78°30′15″W / 35.01611°N 78.50417°W / 35.01611; -78.50417 (35.016008, -78.504193). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Salemburg North Carolina

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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 North Carolina

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