[header] How to file an appeal while in prison [title] Distinguish between legal and factual issues. [step] An appeal isn't a new trial. Generally speaking, you can only appeal situations in which the judge at your trial made a mistake in the law, or in the application of the law to your case. <sep> (A) You also must understand that it is possible to argue that in certain situations, the trial itself was defective or that a judge made a ruling that corrected the law. Evaluate your case in a clear and concise manner. (B) [substeps] Generally, an appeal and a factual matter are the same. Alleging that an appeal is a factual issue doesn't take place in the same setting. (C) However, you can intervene at all costs. You can simply refuse to make an appeal if you so desire : [substeps] You have been in jail a long time. (D) [substeps] It can help to think of factual issues as the issues the jury decides. Legal issues, in contrast, are decisions made by the judge.
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