Grounds for Relief: How to Argue that Confinement is Unlawful
If a person is convicted of a criminal offense, he or she is typically confined to the jail or prison system... Read More
Four Tips to Help You Win Your Criminal Appeal
Losing a criminal case in Washington state can completely ruin your personal and professional life. A criminal conviction can mean jail time,... Read More
Three Most Common Reasons Criminal Verdicts are Appealed (and Won)
If you have been convicted of a criminal offense, you are not out of options. Criminal convictions must be appealed on legal... Read More
When the Government Seeks to Appeal Your Criminal Sentence
One of the key bedrocks of our criminal justice system at both the state and federal level is the constitutional guarantee against... Read More
Reversal of Conviction on Three Sexual Assault Counts Sought by Brock Turner
The criminal trial of Stanford swimmer Brock Turner captured headlines in 2016, which led to his conviction on three counts of sexual... Read More
Overturning a Conviction Based on an Illegal Search, With or Without a Warrant
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has protected us from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government for over two centuries.... Read More
Appealing Your Criminal Conviction Over Improperly Admitted Evidence
One of the most common reasons that criminal convictions are overturned, whether in federal or any state court, is that the evidence... Read More
Can I Get the US Supreme Court to Hear My Appeal?
Our U.S. Constitution created the U.S. Supreme Court, and lays out the groundwork for how the court operates, along with other federal... Read More
Can I Get a Past California Marijuana Conviction Overturned on Appeal?
With the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in California finally becoming reality since the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016,... Read More
Black Panther Star Michael B. Jordan to Play Appeals Attorney Bryan Stevenson in Just Mercy Film
Tens of millions of filmgoers have recently seen actor Michael B. Jordan steal the show in Black Panther as Killmonger, an antihero... Read More