jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoTrump Docket: Smith could invoke 'nearly 140 years' of history to appeal Mar-a-Lago dismissallawandcrime.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down12
arrow-up1299arrow-down1external-linkTrump Docket: Smith could invoke 'nearly 140 years' of history to appeal Mar-a-Lago dismissallawandcrime.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoUh can appeals appear in the same courtroom? I thought it’d automatically go to the next level
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoThe appeals court can reinstate the case, but it would then go back to the trial court to continue litigation. It’s only an appeal of the dismissal.
minus-squarenilloclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoSeems like if you’re going to bother with an appeal, you might as well try for a new judge/venue as well.
Uh can appeals appear in the same courtroom? I thought it’d automatically go to the next level
The appeals court can reinstate the case, but it would then go back to the trial court to continue litigation. It’s only an appeal of the dismissal.
Seems like if you’re going to bother with an appeal, you might as well try for a new judge/venue as well.