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.
Long Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Long Valley has been assigned the ZIP code of 57547. Long Valley is located 29 miles south of the county seat of Kadoka, South Dakota along Highway 73. The majority of Long Valley and its rural residents are cattle ranches, most have herds of 100 or more. They also cut the wild plains grass to feed their cattle. The distance between neighbors is usually 2.5 miles. The border of the Pine Ridge reservation runs along a line 2 miles west of Norris, SD to 12 miles south on Highway 73, north to the Badlands, 17 miles south of Kadoka, SD.