Appeals Attorney In Chicago
A criminal appeal is a second chance for a case, a second chance to protect your rights, and a second chance to pursue freedom. However, an appeal is not always guaranteed to succeed, at least not without a tenacious criminal defense team behind you.
At Wolf Criminal Law, our founding attorney, Bill Wolf, uses his 30 years of experience in criminal defense to take the fight for your freedom to the next level. He has argued for clients in state appellate and federal appeals courts. His only goal is fighting as hard as he possibly can for your rights and for you.
A Quick Look At The Appeals Process
An appeal is not a second trial, it is a review of the decisions and conduct of the original trial’s judge and prosecution. You cannot move forward with an appeal without sufficient grounds for an appeal, and those can include:
- Courtroom errors: If the judge made a mistake in interpreting the law or allowed certain inadmissible errors
- Evidentiary errors: If the jury or judge made a decision based on evidence that did not meet the burden of proof
- Civil rights errors: When either a judge’s discretion oversteps the bounds of their duty or constitutional law was violated
- Ineffective criminal defense counsel: If your original lawyer did not properly manage your case or protect you
When Mr. Wolf files an appeal, he’s putting your rights and your freedom and your case under a light and making sure you get the fair treatment you deserve.
Appeals Work In Action
If you need an appeal, then your rights were violated in the most sacred legal space. In a courtroom, the proper outcomes within the law, the staid pursuit of a just law is the only purpose. But for the sake of overzealous prosecution or over-eager judges, your rights can are ignored.
Criminal defense attorney Bill Wolf has fought these injustices for years, including in a case with the innocence project The People vs. Jerry Miller. Attorney Wolf uncovered exonerating DNA evidence and pursued the case long after all other appeals had failed. Jerry Miller’s rights finally were recognized, and he was freed 25 years after an initial conviction.
An Appeal Is A Second Chance. Let Us Help You Make The Most Of It.
If you lost at your first trial, that’s not the end. Your case does not end until all ways forward have been exhausted and all aspects of the verdict against you have been viewed under a microscope. Your freedom and your rights demand nothing less. Reach out to us to learn more in a free and confidential consultation by calling 312-444-0907 or sending an email using this form.