Sisseton is a city on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,572 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Roberts County. Sisseton is home to a number of attractions including the Nicollett Tower and is in near proximity of the "Song to the Great Spirit" building on the campus of Sisseton Wahpeton College. Named for the Sisseton division of the Native American Sioux the city is located a few miles north of the tribal seat of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate at Agency Village, South Dakota.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Sisseton South Dakota

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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 South Dakota

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