Adna is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington. Due to its rural setting with little settlement concentration, it did not meet qualifications as a Census Designated Place, a program used by the U.S. Census Bureau for unincorporated communities. Adna is 6 miles west of Chehalis. There are schools available for grades K-12. There is one grocery store which also is a post office and a gas station.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Adna Washington

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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 Washington

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