Sewell is an unincorporated area within Mantua Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Sewell also refers to part of Washington Township, which is not part of Mantua Township. Locals refer to the Sewell part of Mantua as Old Sewell. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08080. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08080 was 36,410.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Sewell New Jersey

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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 New Jersey

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