Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 208. The town was incorporated in 1832 on the banks of the Tennessee River. The local high school is Waterloo High School (Alabama). The town is adjacent to the Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area. Two primitive campgrounds managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority are in the city limits. Waterloo is located 11 miles west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The town and surrounding area is served by Waterloo High School (Alabama). The town and surrounding area is served by the Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Waterloo Alabama

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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 Alabama

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