Center Point is an unincorporated community in northeastern Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Route 23 northeast of the town of West Union, the county seat of Doddridge County. Its elevation is 791 feet (241 m). Historically, the community has also been known as Centerpoint, Centre Point, Mount Pleasant, or Three Fork; the Board on Geographic Names officially designated the current name and spelling in 1964. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26339.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Center Point West Virginia

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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 West Virginia

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