Tallahassee, Florida Appeals Attorneys
To appeal a decision in a criminal or civil case, convincing reasons must be given to indicate a trial was compromised due to procedural violations or mistakes of law on the part of the trial judge. At the law office of Beggs & Lane, our attorneys prepare and present appellate briefs while building our client's case through investigative work on our own.
Our lawyers consult forensic experts, lab technicians, forensic accountants, and other professionals in reviewing and analyzing evidence and mistakes on the part of prosecutors or a judge. In civil trials, we identify errors on the part of judges applying legal principles and instructing the jury. In criminal cases, we expose perjured testimony, violations of the rules of discovery, evidence tampering, and mistakes on the part of judges in allowing or excluding evidence.
Poor legal representation or a decision you are unhappy with is not grounds for an appeal. If legal principles intended to ensure the fairness of the judicial process were compromised, you may have grounds for an appeal. To schedule an appointment and discuss your case, contact state and federal appeals attorney at Beggs & Lane today.
What constitutes Grounds for an Appeal
The law office of Beggs & Lane represents clients in state and federal appeals in cases involving the following:
- Judge incorrectly applied sentencing guidelines
- Discovery of new exculpatory DNA evidence
- Witness tampering
- Prosecutor violated the rules of discovery
- Jury given the wrong instructions by the judge
- Judge mistakenly excluded / included certain evidence
- Hearsay rules misapplied
- Jury tampering
State and Federal Appeals in Criminal Cases
Police and prosecutors do not always have the money or manpower to accurately exclude every suspect, talk to every witness, or carefully analyze all the forensic evidence involved in a case. As a result, key evidence sometimes missed. Our attorneys, working with forensic experts and lab technicians, carefully analyze the actions of investigators to determine if key, exculpatory evidence was missed or mishandled. We also review the actions of prosecutors to determine if malfeasance on their part resulted in key evidence being withheld at trial.
Contact State Court and Federal Appeals Lawyers Today
We have the experience and resources needed to prepare and present appeals at the state or federal level. If you are unsure whether or not you have grounds for an appeal in a civil or criminal case, contact appeals attorneys at the law office of Beggs & Lane today.
Beggs & Lane - Gregory Miller & David McGee
Tallahassee Office
215 South Monroe Street, Suite 710
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone: 850-391-0001| Fax: 850-469-3331