There is no real time limit for the Circuit Court to decide. After the briefing is finished it can take many, many months.

The decisions over the scope of the jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court are made by Congress in the U.S. Code. The Constitution gives Congress the power to make thee decisions. See Article III, section 2, ¶2: "the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact,... View More

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Your court appointed counsel is the best person to answer this question. If he/she cannot or will not then you should contact the Clerk of the appellate court. In general, most states have an electronic appellate docket these days, but sometimes access to it is restricted.

Sure, but then you might have some valid defenses, and there is not a crime called this, it is usually possession, and can even be constructive possession, but there usually are defenses if you for instance did not know that the drugs were there. One important thing to remember is not to speak with... View More

It is way too late to withdraw his plea, the type of motion is called a 3.850 for ineffective assistance of counsel. You will have to contact an attorney and actually hire one to look into what might be possible for your brother. The gain time was different in 1989, with many prisoners only doing a... View More

Then start calling appellate attorneys and getting estimates. Mandamus is not easy, indeed, no appeals are easy. The relief afforded by appellate courts is sometimes very curtailed.

Oral argument can be requested.

What you might want to do is hire another attorney to make a motion to withdraw the plea.

Perhaps. More facts are needed to answer this question.

Probably by motion. Check the appellate rules.

The public defender is the pro bono attorney. Their appellate divisions are great. You will not find a private one to do appellate work for free. What are the issues? She had 30 days to file a notice of appeal. Do you have a complete transcript of the trial or hearing? There are many matters that... View More

The time to appeal is within 30 days. The time to make objections to a ruling of a general master or magistrate is 10 days. The time to make a motion to amend is 10 days. Get an attorney if you do not have one already.

One would have to read the decision from the appellate court in order to know the context and answer this question. Give us a citation, and we will be glad to tell you what might have been meant. Just the phrase, in this case, is simply not enough.

Well then contact that attorney and ask when the case will be filed.

There is no way an attorney can tell you what the chances are without knowing all of the facts.

In order to appeal a decision, you must file a notice of appeal with the lower court within 30 days. Many things are required, like designating the record, etc. Then you would need to prepare a brief to submit to the appellate court. When the opponent files a brief, you have 20 days to file another... View More

It can take years for any of the DCAs to decide.

The court has to determine whether the motions are sufficient on their face.

A reversal?

Recognizing that this question was asked a year ago, I doubt that an answer would be useful at this stage. However, when asking questions like this it is better to give some facts and the citation to the case or cases that need to be read in order to answer them.