The post verdict practice at Warnken, LLC is a core strength. Professor Byron L. Warnken is a Constitutional and Criminal Law Scholar, and is considered by many to be a leading fourth amendment expert in the United States. He heads up the practice group.

Post verdict means after the main criminal trial is over. A criminal appeal in Maryland is the next step after trial if there is an unfavorable result. Most times, the best step is to hire a new attorney who concentrates in handling Maryland Criminal Appeals.

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Getting a Maryland Lawyer from Warnken, LLC for representation for criminal appeals is not inexpensive. However, when your freedom or the freedom of a loved one is on the line, you want the best.

There are not many Maryland Lawyers who excel at handling criminal appeals. Warnken, LLC is. Call us so we can talk about your case. If we can’t handle your case, or you don’t want us to handle your case, we’ll find you another top Maryland Lawyer handling criminal appeals.

Below is a little information about the criminal appellate process.

Criminal appeals include:

District Court of Maryland to Circuit Courts:

An appeal from District Court to Circuit Court is a matter of right and is conducted in the form of a trial de novo.

Circuit Court to the Court of Special Appeals

1. Appeal of right:

Appeals from Circuit Court to the CSA are mostly appeals are as a matter of right.

2. Discretionary appeals:

A few criminal appeals are discretionary on the part of the CSA, requiring the defendant to file an Application for Leave to Appeal. The proceedings from which the defendant does not have an appeal of right, but must file an Application for Leave to Appeals, are (a) the denial of habeas corpus relief after the denial of pretrial release, (b) a guilty plea, (c) the denial of post conviction relief, and (d) conviction for violation of probation.

United States District Court to United States Circuit Court Appeal of right:

Appeals from District Court to Circuit Court are mostly appeals are as a matter of right.

Discretionary appeals:

A few criminal appeals are discretionary on the part of the United States District Court or the United States Circuit Court, requiring the defendant to persuade one of those courts to grant a Certificate of Appealability. The proceedings from which the defendant does not have an appeal of right, but must file a Certificate of Appealability, are (a) the denial of habeas corpus relief after denial of pretrial release, (b) a guilty plea, (c) the denial of habeas corpus relief, and (d) conviction for violation of probation.

Court of Special Appeals (CSA) to Court of Appeals (COA):

Appeals from the CSA to the COA are discretionary on the part of the COA, requiring the defendant to file a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (Cert. Petition). The only exception is the death penalty, for which the defendant has a non-waiveable appeal of right to the COA.

State courts of last resort and federal Circuit Courts to Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS):

Appeals to SCOTUS are discretionary on the part of SCOTUS, requiring the defendant to file a Cert. Petition.

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