Minnesota Statutes 632.14 – Appeal in First-Degree Murder Cases
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A person who has been convicted of murder in the first degree may appeal directly from the district court to the supreme court. The appeal may include other charges against the same defendant which were tried in the same trial as the first-degree murder charge. The Rules of Appellate Procedure shall provide the form of the appeal.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 632.14
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.