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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Criminal Law for Florida on
Q: I need help please here. I need reversed appeals due to judge called a sua sponte mistrial without defendant knowing

In the 9th or 11th courts I need reversed appeals due to judge called a sua sponte mistrial without defendant knowing due to the states witness declared he was coerced by the state without manifest necessity. To tell you the truth I’ve tried for three days now and my mind can’t take reading... View More

Keith Upson
Keith Upson
answered on Jul 31, 2019

I am not entirely convinced this question wasn't posted by a bot of some sort, but interestingly sometimes it can be really difficult to practice law competently. There are literally dozens of qualified appellate attorneys all over the state of Florida who would be delighted to provide a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Appeals / Appellate Law for Florida on
Q: My husband was assigned lawyers after his pd filed an appeal. I can't find his case even with the search engine.

He had complaints about how the prison has been treating everyone in their block. I turned it into the state and they were going to forward the complaints to a doc official. Now his visitation has been blocked and he is not calling me. I want to know how his appeal is going to figure out if he was... View More

Keith Upson
Keith Upson
answered on Jul 31, 2019

This is one of those things that is really easy to do, after you've done it once. Each of Florida's five district courts of appeal have their dockets online: once you know which district he's in, you just put the case number or his name in and you can see the current status.

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