Just because the trial has ended, doesn't mean the case is closed. Many defendants exercise their right to appeal both the verdicts and sentences in their cases, to varying degrees of success.
German court rejects appeal by doctor convicted of threatening a woman by e-mailing her part of a fairy tale about a woman condemned to a... More
May 19, 2023
James and Jennifer Crumbley file appeals to Mich. Supreme Court after Mich. Court of Appeals ruled they can stand trial in connection to the Oxford... More
May 19, 2023
A Maryland appellate court denied a request by Adnan Syed's lawyer to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his murder conviction. More
May 3, 2023
Attorney Steve Kelly, representing Hae Min Lee’s family, said they never got a fair chance to be included in the process to exonerate Adnan Syed. More
March 30, 2023
The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court had improperly vacated Adnan Syed's conviction for murdering Hae Min Lee. More
March 28, 2023
The Maryland Attorney General's office called the judge's decision 'legally defective' after Tuesday's ruling. More
March 28, 2023
James and Jennifer, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, are each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. More
March 23, 2023
Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh file a notice to appeal his convictions for the murder of his wife and son along with his life sentence. More
March 9, 2023
Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers say court should reverse conviction or grant new trial on charges she joined and enabled sex abuse Jeffrey Epstein committed. More
March 1, 2023
Supreme Court rejects appeal, backed by the satirical site The Onion, from a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on... More
February 21, 2023
Josh Duggar's attorney asks federal appeals court to reverse his conviction for downloading child pornography. More
February 16, 2023
Maryland appeals court considering whether victim Hae Min Lee's family experienced improper treatment when Adnan Syed’s conviction was overturned. More
February 2, 2023
Andrew Tate appeared at a court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention. More
February 1, 2023
CO baker who won partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make gay couple’s wedding cake loses appeal involving rejecting gender transition cake. More
January 26, 2023
Prosecutors investigating the case against Andrew Tate have so far seized 15 luxury cars and more than 10 properties. More
January 11, 2023
SCOUTS refuses to hear appeals of the Carr brothers, who were sentenced to death for fatal shootings in a soccer field known as the Wichita... More
January 9, 2023
Judge Anne-Christine Massullo will release her decision this week, on whether Scott Peterson will be granted a new trial. More
December 2, 2022
Florida Supreme Court upholds conviction and sentence for Mark Sievers, who was found guilty of hiring hitmen to kill his wife. More
November 18, 2022
Johnny Depp is appealing Amber Heard's $2M counter-claim win, arguing he shouldn't be held liable for comments made by his lawyer. More
November 4, 2022
Pamela Smart was denied a sentence reduction hearing more than 30 years after the trial that inspired books and a Nicole Kidman movie. More
March 23, 2022
Former teacher Pamela Smart was convicted of recruiting her teenage lover and two of his friends to murder her husband in 1990. More
December 8, 2021
The husband convicted in the brutal killing of beloved holistic doctor Teresa Sievers is appealing his death sentence. More
October 6, 2021
Derek Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd, has asked for a new trial saying the trial court abused its discretion. More
May 5, 2021
In an appeals filing, Bill Cosby's attorneys argued it was 'fundamentally unfair' to let prosecutors use a damaging deposition. More
August 11, 2020
Pamela Smart is serving a sentence of life without parole for plotting with a teenage student to murder her husband. More
January 9, 2020
