Fair Play is an unincorporated community in southern Oconee County, South Carolina, United States, a few miles north of Lake Hartwell. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 29643. The population of the ZCTA for ZIP Code 29643 was 2,386 at the 2000 census. The community is also located close to Interstate 85.

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 Carolina

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