Boyers is an unincorporated village in Marion Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a small population with a few businesses located in the center of the town. Slippery Rock Creek also flows through the community which forms a few miles to the east in the small village of Hilliards. PA 308 is a small highway that runs through the center of Boyers, and is one of the main roads in the area.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Boyers Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania

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