Q: Does the California Supreme Court hear all cases ? How to appeal to them?
If I lost in appellette Supreme Court how do I appeal to the CA Supreme Court? Is there any help if I have no money for an attorney ?
It involves the catholic church and my first amendment right. I was prosecuted by the City Attorney and catholic church. A jury found me not guilty. But I want FACTUALLY INNocent. They lied it never happened. The law I was prosecuted under is unconstitutional. I am willing to take my case all the way.
A:
The California Supreme Court does not hear all cases which are brought to it. The Court decides which cases it will hear, usually based on some criteria which involves state wide policy on issues of compelling importance. Consequently, the odds the state supreme court will accept your case are probably minimal, or very slight.
I'm sure the issues are very important to you, but without knowing what they are it is most difficult to give you good advice on this platform.
Importantly, you only have a very limited period of time available to you within which to petition the supreme court to hear your case. Depending on the date of the decision you received from the appellate court, you most likely will have to file your petition for hearing within 30 to 40 days from the date of the appellate court decision. That means the time is running out for you already. Only rarely does the state supreme court take cases brought by parties without a lawyer. It is very rare, but it has happened in the past.
Find an appellate lawyer really soon, immediately, and send her/him a copy of the court of appeal decision asap. If you don't, you will lose your right to petition for review of your case.
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