Thursday, July 07, 2011

Rules 31 and 32 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure


Criminal case appeals and petitions for review of post-conviction relief decisions are governed by Rules 31 and 32 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.  Civil appeals are governed by the Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.  Special action proceedings are governed by the Arizona Rules of Procedure for Special Actions.  Here are the rules to follow for the State of Arizona:
http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=AZR-1000

If I were going to be a lawyer, I'd try to be like Mark...

The Four Most Powerful Words in the Criminal Courthouse

Mark Bennett

Try this:

Stand up. Raise one foot off the ground. Now shift your weight forward. Don’t set your raised foot down. What happens?

You fall down.

But if you do the same thing and set the raised foot down to stop your fall, you take a step. Raise the other foot off the ground, shift your weight forward, and set your raised foot down to catch you. String a series of these events together, and you’re moving across the ground.

Walking....

(The rest is here: The Four Most Powerful Words in the Criminal Courthouse)