Cicero is a town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, north of Indianapolis. The population was 4,414 at the 2006 census. Cicero is best known as being a lakeside community with most of its population living on or very near the north end of Morse Reservoir and also known as being the burial place of Ryan White, who had spent his last few years there after moving from Kokomo, Indiana. Cicero is served by Hamilton Heights School Corporation, Indiana Academy and Cicero Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Cicero Indiana

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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 Indiana

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