Armstrong is an unincorporated community in central Kenedy County, Texas, United States. It has an estimated population of 20. It lies on U.S. Route 77 approximately twenty miles south of Sarita, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. It was the location where the Dick Cheney hunting incident occurred.

Criminal Appeals Law Lawyers In Armstrong Texas

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What is criminal appeals law?

A criminal appeal is a formal request to rehear a case that has already been decided -- a request that a new court reconsider the decision of the first court. When one or both sides of a case that has already been decided think there was a mistake made at trial, they can file an appeal. An appeal is entirely different than a jury trial. There is no testimony taken. The court of appeals decides the case entirely upon the written briefs filed by your attorney and the offie of the Attorney General who represents the prosecution and asks that the conviction be upheld.

Answers to criminal appeals law issues in Texas

After conviction and sentencing, a defendant has the opportunity to file an appeal of his sentence. If the conviction...