Grantsboro is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated in 1997 and is located at the intersection of North Carolina Highways 55 and 306. Grantsboro had an estimated population of 729 in 2006. The town is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Grantsboro North Carolina

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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 North Carolina

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