Edgar is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Edgar has a post office with a ZIP code of 59026. Edgar lies east of the intersection of U.S. Route 310 and Elwell Street. Edgar is south of Rockvale and northeast of Fromberg.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Edgar Montana

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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 Montana

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