One of the first questions clients ask me about appealing their criminal conviction is what issues can be raised.
My usual answer: it depends on what your trial attorney objected to. The points of error I raise are almost always limited by what the defense attorney did or didn’t do during trial. Below is a description of why objections matter, how they are made, and how a good appellate attorney can act strategically when dealing with poorly-made objections.
Why Objections Matter
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