Section 29.1 Introduction

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

I. (§29.1) Introduction

The general purpose of an appellate system is to create a superior tribunal that will review and correct, if necessary, the decisions of lower courts. Quite obviously, this works to the advantage of attorneys who are practicing criminal law because it provides clients with a review that is supposed to prevent injustice and protect a defendant from an arbitrary or unfair decision of a jury or judge.

When properly used, appellate courts may provide the only practical form of relief...