New Jersey Statutes 2A:67-36. Appeal to Appellate Division of Superior Court
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:67-36
- 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.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
2A:67-36. In all proceedings involving the writ of habeas corpus before a judge of the Superior Court, the prisoner may, after final decision by such judge, appeal therefrom to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, if the imprisonment is for an alleged crime, and the decision is against the right of the prisoner to a discharge, and in any other case either party may so appeal. If a discharge, which is appealable, has been awarded, and an appeal is taken the discharge shall not be stayed on such appeal.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.112.