New Middletown is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2000 census. New Middletown is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In New Middletown Ohio

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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 Ohio

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