Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,421 in 2008. Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, along Interstate 12, across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mandeville was affected by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge in August 2005 and received water and wind damage. By 2009, most of the reconstruction was completed. Mandeville was named one of the Relocate America Top 100 Places to Live in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Mandeville Louisiana

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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 Louisiana

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