DELAY IN CRIMINAL APPEALS - A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ONE COURT'S WORK

• NCJ Number: 10057
• Journal: Stanford Law Review Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1971) Pages: 676-702
• Author(s): W CHRISTIAN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 27 pages
• Corporate Author: Stanford University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF A SURVEY OF 253 CRIMINAL APPEALS IN CALIFORNIA WHICH SUGGESTS THAT APPELLATE COURTS COULD AVOID DELAYS BY EXERCISING POWERS THEY POSSESS NOW.

Abstract

DELAYS THAT OCCUR DURING THE FOUR PRINCIPAL STAGES OF THE CRIMINAL APPELLATE PROCESS ARE PREPARATION OF THE RECORD, APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL, PREPARATION OF THE BRIEFS, AND DECISION-MAKING BY THE COURT. THE MAJOR SOURCES OF DELAY DURING EACH STEP ARE IDENTIFIED AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCELERATING THE PASSAGE OF A CASE THROUGH EACH STAGE OF THE CRIMINAL APPEALS SYSTEM ARE MADE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)