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Seattle Criminal Appeals Overview
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As anyone who has practiced criminal law for a significant period of time knows, every day people are wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. Our criminal justice system makes mistakes, and innocent people are found guilty. Trial judges make serious errors, and prosecutors and police sometimes engage in unfair and illegal conduct in a misguided zealous effort to punish the bad guy. In other cases the sentences imposed are inappropriate or illegal.
The process of appealing a criminal conviction can be long and complex. It is not unusual for an appeal to take one to two years, and if either party seeks further appellate review beyond the initial appeals court it can take even longer.
This web site is designed to help you understand the appellate process and the way in which appellate courts decide appeals and collateral attack petitions. It is authored by James Lobsenz, a prominent appellate attorney with the law firm of Carney, Badley Spellman in Seattle, Washington, who has successfully represented many people who have suffered from the consequences of wrongful convictions and illegal sentences.
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Introducing
 Overview
James Lobsenz
Appellate Cases
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"The criminal justice system is
not perfect by any means. Mistakes are made
and innocent people are wrongfully convicted.
Trial judges make serious errors, and
prosecutors and police sometimes engage in unfair
and illegal conduct in a misguided zealous effort
to punish the bad guy.”
— James Lobsenz
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