A friend of mine is currently in Vacaville State Prison, been imprisoned for over one year now, and wants to APPEAL his conviction (there WERE, indeed, a lot of mistakes and flimsy comments entered into "evidence"). I feel he has a good case for appealing the conviction he got (15 to life - RIDICULOUS !) The State of California PURSUED THIS CASE, not the widow of the man he ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO in Redding, CA. The State of California "admitted" some past DUI's into the case that, by statuate, should NOT HAVE BEEN ADMITTED. And other things such as that -- HOW DO I HELP MY FRIEND FIND A "reasonably priced APPEALS ATTORNEY" to help him out of this NIGHTMARE. He is a good person, does have a few past DUI's (more than ten years ago) and that's ALL ! And yet they gave him such a STIFF, UNFAIR SENTENCE (we all feel).
THANK YOU for your HELP in this SERIOUS MATTER !! :>)
2006-07-30 22:52:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2006-07-30 22:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by Joshie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the record, I have precious little sympathy for drunk driving.
As for your question, it is too late to file an appeal. The notice of intent to appeal should have been filed withing 30 days of the date on which he was sentenced. What you do now is not an appeal, you seek modification of the sentence.
Here are a few places you can begin looking for a lawyer specialising in that area of the law.
http://www.socalcriminaldefense.com
http://www.fightforme.com
http://www.california-drunkdriving.org/dui_penalties.html
2006-08-04 03:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odviously your "friend" didn't leanr anything from his prior DUI's. I agree it is a harsh penalty but the laws are becoming more and more strict on drinking and driving. In their eyes he basically used his vehicle to commit a homicide. I do think your friend should do some time but not 15-life. Good Luck
2006-07-31 01:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, its achieveable. It additionally relies upon on how hateful the family of the deceased are and in the event that they talk out against his parole with any conviction. Edit* And by using hateful i did not propose to intend they does not have a reason to be!!! I basically meant to assert it relies upon a great deal on how the family feels of his parole, AND in the event that they have been able to forgive this guy or woman and not circulate forward to resign it! **It grew to become into introduced to my interest that this grew to become into the incorrect determination of words to apply to place across what I meant, so I rephrase.
2016-12-11 03:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
File an appeal in court to vacate the judgment of your friend on the ground that there was an abuse of authority on the court who tried him for admitting evidence against him that should not have been appreciated by the court.
2006-07-30 23:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋