Cjs 220 Final Project Appeals Process Paper

Assignment: Final

CJS/220

An appeal is when a person who is convicted of a crime or is told they can't do a certain thing and the person submits questions in writing why this decision was made and wants the verdict and the case to be looked at another time. Most causes for an appeal is from people thinking they are innocent or have the right to do what they want where they want to do it.

The way an appeals process can affect the overall criminal procedures or process is if the appeal gets looked at and the ruling from the previous judgment gets overturned. The reason the system is affected is it can set an innocent man free or let whoever continue on doing what they want to do. If someone is put in jail or prison for a crime they didn't...