Brandon is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States and is the largest suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 5,693 at the 2000 census. However, the 2008 Census Bureau population estimate showed the population at 8,757. The population of the Brandon zip code has grown from 7,058 in 2000 to 8,855 in 2007.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Brandon South Dakota

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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 South Dakota

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